diff --git a/www/image-modal.js b/www/image-modal.js
index 5e7532f..328b302 100644
--- a/www/image-modal.js
+++ b/www/image-modal.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const images = document.getElementsByClassName('project-image');
 
 for (const image of images) {
     const modal = image.querySelector('.modal')
-    const close = image.querySelector('.close')
     const lazy_image = image.querySelector('.lazy-image')
     const zoom = modal.querySelector('input')
     const open = image.querySelector('input');