diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -3163,7 +3163,6 @@
             return old.node()
 
         ph = repo.ui.config('phases', 'new-commit', phases.draft)
-        newid = None
         try:
             if opts.get('secret'):
                 commitphase = 'secret'