diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 476ef51..52a62b2 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1758,7 +1758,6 @@ def scanNetworks2():
     #            quality = line.split('Quality=')[1].split('Signal level')[0].replace(" ", "")
                 networks[ssid] = {'group_cipher': group_cipher, 'pair_cipher': pair_cipher}
     except:
-        global networks
         networks = {}
     return (networks)