diff --git a/Engine/source/console/console.cpp b/Engine/source/console/console.cpp
index 643f8cbec..750db2a17 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/console.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/console.cpp
@@ -861,12 +861,6 @@ void setVariable(const char *name, const char *value)
    }
 }
 
-void setLocalVariable(const char *name, const char *value)
-{
-   name = prependPercent(name);
-   gEvalState.getCurrentFrame().setVariable(StringTable->insert(name), value);
-}
-
 void setBoolVariable(const char *varName, bool value)
 {
    SimObject *obj = NULL;
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/console.h b/Engine/source/console/console.h
index 5c72f34e1..8816e4e99 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/console.h
+++ b/Engine/source/console/console.h
@@ -720,15 +720,6 @@ namespace Con
    ///
    void removeVariableNotify(const char *name, const NotifyDelegate &callback);
 
-   /// Assign a string value to a locally scoped console variable
-   ///
-   /// @note The context of the variable is determined by gEvalState; that is,
-   ///       by the currently executing code.
-   ///
-   /// @param name   Local console variable name to set
-   /// @param value  String value to assign to name
-   void setLocalVariable(const char *name, const char *value);
-
    /// Retrieve the string value to a locally scoped console variable
    ///
    /// @note The context of the variable is determined by gEvalState; that is,
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/consoleFunctions.cpp b/Engine/source/console/consoleFunctions.cpp
index 9a57c31c1..ceac8de6d 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/consoleFunctions.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/consoleFunctions.cpp
@@ -1703,12 +1703,7 @@ DefineEngineFunction( nextToken, const char*, ( const char* str1, const char* to
       if (*str)
          *str++ = 0;
 
-      // set local variable if inside a function
-      if (gEvalState.getStackDepth() > 0 && 
-         gEvalState.getCurrentFrame().scopeName)
-         Con::setLocalVariable(token,tmp);
-      else
-         Con::setVariable(token,tmp);
+      Con::setVariable(token,tmp);
 
       // advance str past the 'delim space'
       while (isInSet(*str, delim))