diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-svelte/registerSource.mjs b/packages/playwright-ct-svelte/registerSource.mjs
index 159fa596fb..58f2defd17 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-svelte/registerSource.mjs
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-svelte/registerSource.mjs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ window.playwrightMount = async (component, rootElement, hooksConfig) => {
   if (!isObjectComponent(component))
     throw new Error('JSX mount notation is not supported');
 
-  const objectComponent = component;
   const componentCtor = asClassComponent(component.type);
+
   class App extends componentCtor {
     constructor(options = {}) {
       if (!isObjectComponent(component))