diff --git a/compiler/jsgen.nim b/compiler/jsgen.nim
index 70fc13b811..917f21ce55 100644
--- a/compiler/jsgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/jsgen.nim
@@ -771,10 +771,6 @@ proc genTry(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   if catchBranchesExist:
     p.body.add("++excHandler;\L")
   var tmpFramePtr = rope"F"
-  if optStackTrace notin p.options:
-    tmpFramePtr = p.getTemp(true)
-    if hasFrameInfo(p):
-      line(p, tmpFramePtr & " = framePtr;\L")
   lineF(p, "try {$n", [])
   var a: TCompRes
   gen(p, n[0], a)