diff --git a/auth/ldap/lib.php b/auth/ldap/lib.php
index cf9c8323b12..ede539919a3 100644
--- a/auth/ldap/lib.php
+++ b/auth/ldap/lib.php
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ function auth_sync_users ($bulk_insert_records = 1000, $do_updates=1) {
                   }
                 } else {
                      if ( record_exists("user_coursecreators", "userid", $user->id)) {
-                          $creator = delete_records("user_coursecreators", "userid", $$user->id);
+                          $creator = delete_records("user_coursecreators", "userid", $user->id);
                           if (! $creator) {
                               error("Cannot remove user from course creators.");
                           }