diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
index 719c9c09b591608c76480504691443738ab8426c..ad26505086231649c395e75d841254c6a336155d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ def grouped_options_for_select(grouped_options, selected_key = nil, options = {}
           divider = options[:divider]
         else
           prompt  = options
-          options = {}
           message = "Passing the prompt to grouped_options_for_select as an argument is deprecated. " \
                     "Please use an options hash like `{ prompt: #{prompt.inspect} }`."
           ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn message