diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index b0a12163..14fe67ee 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       extend = fabric.util.object.extend,
       clone = fabric.util.object.clone,
       toFixed = fabric.util.toFixed,
-      supportsLineDash = fabric.StaticCanvas.supports('setLineDash'),
       NUM_FRACTION_DIGITS = fabric.Object.NUM_FRACTION_DIGITS;
 
   if (fabric.Text) {