--- a/devtools/bootstrap.js
+++ b/devtools/bootstrap.js
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@
 const Cu = Components.utils;
 const Ci = Components.interfaces;
 const {Services} = Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm", {});
 const {NetUtil} = Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/NetUtil.jsm", {});
 const {AppConstants} = Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/AppConstants.jsm", {});
 
 // MultiWindowKeyListener instance for Ctrl+Alt+R key
 let listener;
-// nsIURI to the addon root folder
-let resourceURI;
 
 function actionOccurred(id) {
   let {require} = Cu.import("resource://devtools/shared/Loader.jsm", {});
   let Telemetry = require("devtools/client/shared/telemetry");
   let telemetry = new Telemetry();
   telemetry.actionOccurred(id);
 }
 
@@ -309,18 +307,16 @@ function reload(event) {
   }
 
   actionOccurred("reloadAddonReload");
 }
 
 function startup(data) {
   dump("DevTools addon started.\n");
 
-  resourceURI = data.resourceURI;
-
   listener = new MultiWindowKeyListener({
     keyCode: Ci.nsIDOMKeyEvent.DOM_VK_R, ctrlKey: true, altKey: true,
     callback: reload
   });
   listener.start();
 
   reload();
 }