diff --git a/lib/bundler/rubygems_ext.rb b/lib/bundler/rubygems_ext.rb
index 4593db87c3c..53a153e560c 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/rubygems_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/rubygems_ext.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   # Possible use in Gem::Specification#source below and require
   # shouldn't be deferred.
   require "rubygems/source"
-rescue LoadError => e
+rescue LoadError
   # Not available before Rubygems 2.0.0, ignore
   nil
 end