diff --git a/mod/assign/adminlib.php b/mod/assign/adminlib.php
index 62c24f37679..a6b2eb11250 100644
--- a/mod/assign/adminlib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/adminlib.php
@@ -460,8 +460,6 @@ class assign_plugin_manager {
         }
         ksort($pluginsbyname);
 
-        // We need to reset settings after the loop
-        $tempsettings = $settings;
         foreach ($pluginsbyname as $pluginname => $plugin) {
             $settings = new admin_settingpage($subtype . '_'.$plugin,
                     $pluginname, 'moodle/site:config', !$module->visible);
@@ -473,8 +471,5 @@ class assign_plugin_manager {
             $admin->add($subtype . 'plugins', $settings);
         }
 
-        // Reset settings to the original point in the tree
-        $settings = $tempsettings;
-
     }
 }