diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 4a98ebbfd57a9d8e5d6b87d30d238bbd77872346..5c0a3a6281de556f1fc3ad2f3ce7450d80035850 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 					id = extension.identifier.value;
 					name = nls.localize('extensionLabel', "{0} (Extension)", extension.displayName || extension.name);
 					alignment = alignmentOrOptions;
-					priority = priority;
 				}
 
 				return extHostStatusBar.createStatusBarEntry(id, name, alignment, priority, accessibilityInformation);