diff --git a/src/JsonSchema/Constraints/UndefinedConstraint.php b/src/JsonSchema/Constraints/UndefinedConstraint.php
index cc41058a..973205bc 100644
--- a/src/JsonSchema/Constraints/UndefinedConstraint.php
+++ b/src/JsonSchema/Constraints/UndefinedConstraint.php
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ protected function validateOfProperties(&$value, $schema, JsonPointer $path, $i
         if (isset($schema->anyOf)) {
             $isValid = false;
             $startErrors = $this->getErrors();
-            $caughtException = null;
             foreach ($schema->anyOf as $anyOf) {
                 $initErrors = $this->getErrors();
                 try {