diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
index c7ee4f747d..1a08bb454d 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ public class AspectJExpressionPointcut extends AbstractExpressionPointcut
 	}
 
 	private ShadowMatch getShadowMatch(Method targetMethod, Method originalMethod) {
-		String expression = resolveExpression();
 		ShadowMatch shadowMatch = ShadowMatchUtils.getShadowMatch(this, targetMethod);
 		if (shadowMatch == null) {
 			PointcutExpression fallbackExpression = null;