diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
index a99660046..af0feec1b 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ const processStyleTags = (string)=>{
 const globalVarsList    = {};
 let varsQueue       = [];
 let globalPageNumber = 0;
-let parseVars        = true;
 
 module.exports = {
 	marked : Marked,
@@ -659,8 +658,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		varsQueue              = [];						//Could move into MarkedVariables()
 		globalPageNumber        = pageNumber;
 
-		parseVars = true;
-
 		rawBrewText = rawBrewText.replace(/^\\column$/gm, `\n<div class='columnSplit'></div>\n`)
 														 .replace(/^(:+)$/gm, (match)=>`${`<div class='blank'></div>`.repeat(match.length)}\n`);
 		const opts = Marked.defaults;
@@ -670,8 +667,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
 		Marked.walkTokens(tokens, opts.walkTokens);
 
-		parseVars = false;
-
 		const html = Marked.parser(tokens, opts);
 		return opts.hooks.postprocess(html);
 	},