diff --git a/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
index 0bbffc8a0bf..e959fa9beae 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,6 @@ ThemeEditor::ThemeEditor() {
 	CheckButton *cb = memnew(CheckButton);
 	cb->set_text("CheckButton");
 	first_vb->add_child(cb);
-	cb = memnew(CheckButton);
 	CheckBox *cbx = memnew(CheckBox);
 	cbx->set_text("CheckBox");
 	first_vb->add_child(cbx);