diff --git a/js/id/ui/inspector.js b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
index 85fa70e68..f0ee956a4 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ iD.Inspector = function() {
                             if (en.on_node) types.push('point');
                             if (en.on_way) types.push('line');
                             en.types = types;
-                            var mod = iD.modal();
-                            mod.select('.content')
+                            iD.modal()
+                                .select('.content')
                                 .datum(en)
                                 .call(iD.tagReference);
                         } else {
-                            var mod = iD.flash()
+                            iD.flash()
                                 .select('.content')
                                 .text('This is no documentation available for this tag combination');
                         }