diff --git a/user/profile/field/textarea/field.class.php b/user/profile/field/textarea/field.class.php
index 2658a56437c..01885e738ab 100644
--- a/user/profile/field/textarea/field.class.php
+++ b/user/profile/field/textarea/field.class.php
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 class profile_field_textarea extends profile_field_base {
 
     function edit_field_add($mform) {
-        $cols = $this->field->param1;
-        $rows = $this->field->param2;
-
         /// Create the form field
         $mform->addElement('editor', $this->inputname, format_string($this->field->name), null, null);
         $mform->setType($this->inputname, PARAM_RAW); // we MUST clean this before display!