diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py b/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
index 88aaa792b3..c7fb2c4782 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ class PluginLoader(object):
         suffix = ".py"
         if not self.class_name:
             suffix = ""
-        paths = self._get_paths()
 
         for i in self._get_paths():
             path = os.path.join(i, "%s%s" % (name, suffix))