diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index 4cc38a21..7dbf1336 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns the Array of filtered entries.
     def filter_entries(entries)
-      entries = entries.reject do |e|
+      entries.reject do |e|
         unless self.include.include?(e)
           ['.', '_', '#'].include?(e[0..0]) ||
           e[-1..-1] == '~' ||