diff --git a/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.svelte b/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.svelte
index ca7fbe60..823328b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/modes/tablemode/TableMode.svelte
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@
       return
     }
 
-    const previousContent = { json, text }
     const previousJson = json
     const previousState = documentState
     const previousText = text
diff --git a/src/lib/components/modes/treemode/TreeMode.svelte b/src/lib/components/modes/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
index d2314f3d..e1f551de 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/modes/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/modes/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@
       return
     }
 
-    const previousContent: Content = { json, text }
     const previousState = documentState
     const previousJson = json
     const previousText = text
@@ -549,7 +548,6 @@
       return
     }
 
-    const previousContent: Content = { json, text }
     const previousJson = json
     const previousState = documentState
     const previousText = text