diff --git a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
index fd2712dca93..8fd8eb12e3b 100644
--- a/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multichoice/questiontype.php
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ class question_multichoice_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         global $DB;
         $status = true;
 
-        $multichoices = $DB->get_records("question_multichoice",array("question"=>$question),"id");
         $multichoices = $DB->get_records("question_multichoice",array("question" => $question),"id");
         if ($multichoices) {
             //Iterate over each multichoice