diff --git a/django/utils/html.py b/django/utils/html.py
index ca3340ccb1..e1263fbd66 100644
--- a/django/utils/html.py
+++ b/django/utils/html.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ link_target_attribute_re = re.compile(r'(<a [^>]*?)target=[^\s>]+')
 html_gunk_re = re.compile(r'(?:<br clear="all">|<i><\/i>|<b><\/b>|<em><\/em>|<strong><\/strong>|<\/?smallcaps>|<\/?uppercase>)', re.IGNORECASE)
 hard_coded_bullets_re = re.compile(r'((?:<p>(?:%s).*?[a-zA-Z].*?</p>\s*)+)' % '|'.join([re.escape(x) for x in DOTS]), re.DOTALL)
 trailing_empty_content_re = re.compile(r'(?:<p>(?:&nbsp;|\s|<br \/>)*?</p>\s*)+\Z')
-del x # Temporary variable
+
 
 def escape(text):
     """