diff --git a/content/buffers.js b/content/buffers.js
index 0393f6fa..da94106d 100644
--- a/content/buffers.js
+++ b/content/buffers.js
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ vimperator.Buffer = function () //{{{
             }
         }
 
-        patternText = new RegExp(regexps[pattern], "i");
         for (var pattern = 0; pattern < regexps.length; pattern++)
         {
             patternText = new RegExp(regexps[pattern], "i");