diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 15af8ea02..69e9a95a2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
     # caching will be effective.
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      foo = "bar"
-      @fred = "barney"
-      raise "ohno! #{@fred}"
       format.html # index.html.haml
     end
   end