diff --git a/lodash.src.js b/lodash.src.js
index dca4b71d1..a12fe4aee 100644
--- a/lodash.src.js
+++ b/lodash.src.js
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@
   /** Used to match `RegExp` flags from their coerced string values. */
   var reFlags = /\w*$/;
 
-  /** Used to detect named functions. */
-  var reFuncName = /^\s*function[ \n\r\t]+\w/;
-
   /** Used to detect hexadecimal string values. */
   var reHexPrefix = /^0[xX]/;