diff --git a/matlab/prior_posterior_statistics.m b/matlab/prior_posterior_statistics.m
index eded9eedbf6a2fdc9ffdd2b5578a9349447d476f..6ae0a3e55a3c6a658267340f360cd74de176a263 100644
--- a/matlab/prior_posterior_statistics.m
+++ b/matlab/prior_posterior_statistics.m
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ if ~strcmpi(type,'prior'),
     localVars.x=x;
 end
 
-b=0;
-
 % Like sequential execution!
 if isnumeric(options_.parallel),
     [fout] = prior_posterior_statistics_core(localVars,1,B,0);