diff --git a/emacs/mu4e-hdrs.el b/emacs/mu4e-hdrs.el
index e24365d8..b1829b38 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e-hdrs.el
+++ b/emacs/mu4e-hdrs.el
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ after the end of the search results."
 
 
 ;;; hdrs-mode and mode-map ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-(setq mu4e-hdrs-mode-map nil)
 (defvar mu4e-hdrs-mode-map nil
   "Keymap for *mu4e-headers* buffers.")
 (unless mu4e-hdrs-mode-map