diff --git a/public/controllers/room_controller.js b/public/controllers/room_controller.js
index 2b8f2df..741109c 100644
--- a/public/controllers/room_controller.js
+++ b/public/controllers/room_controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //Room app -- firebase initialized already
-var currRoomID = null;
 var chatDatabase = null;
 var myApp = angular.module("roomApp", []);
 var chatMessageList = [];