diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php b/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
index 08f3a815cfaad..c38c16b5d5293 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		$orderDirn = $this->state->get('list.direction', 'DESC');
 
 		$query->order($db->escape($orderCol) . ' ' . $db->escape($orderDirn));
-		$tmp = (string) ($query);
+
 		return $query;
 	}