diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 02be7813..8b032907 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, callback) {
         var wait = data.length;
         if (wait === 0) callback(null, []);
 
-        var instances = [];
         for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 1) {
             (function(d, i) {
                 instances.push(Model.create(d, function(err, inst) {