diff --git a/ogn/parser/parse.py b/ogn/parser/parse.py
index 04932e8..8c798c9 100644
--- a/ogn/parser/parse.py
+++ b/ogn/parser/parse.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ server_timestamp = None
 
 
 def parse(aprs_message, reference_timestamp=None, calculate_relations=False, use_server_timestamp=True):
-    global positions
     global server_timestamp
 
     if use_server_timestamp is True: