diff --git a/groups.py b/groups.py
index d99ced7..b5acfd9 100644
--- a/groups.py
+++ b/groups.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from bundlewrap.utils import error_context
 
-groups = {}
 for group in Path(join(repo_path, "groups")).rglob("*.py"):
     with error_context(filename=str(group)):
         with open(group, 'r') as f: