diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/dropbox.php b/apps/files_external/lib/dropbox.php
index 35663d431f8e30637c7fc10f49156653451f5143..c849db384331073393930c7fda16e2b0c60ed89c 100755
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/dropbox.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/dropbox.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class OC_Filestorage_Dropbox extends OC_Filestorage_Common {
 		if (isset(self::$tempFiles[$tmpFile])) {
 			$handle = fopen($tmpFile, 'r');
 			try {
-				$response = $this->dropbox->putFile(self::$tempFiles[$tmpFile], $handle);
+				$this->dropbox->putFile(self::$tempFiles[$tmpFile], $handle);
 				unlink($tmpFile);
 			} catch (Exception $exception) {