diff --git a/static/client/js/rejs/tops.js b/static/client/js/rejs/tops.js
index 57a8fdab..f62fe629 100644
--- a/static/client/js/rejs/tops.js
+++ b/static/client/js/rejs/tops.js
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
     // main();
     // window.addEventListener("load", main);
     // document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", main);
-    var DOMtopjsElementInserted = new Event('DOMtopjsElementInserted');
-    window.marker_DOMtopjsElementInserted = window.marker_DOMtopjsElementInserted || false;
     document.addEventListener("DOMtopjsElementInserted", function() {
         console.info("DOMtopjsElementInserted fired");
         window.marker_DOMtopjsElementInserted = true