diff --git a/bridges/FuturaSciencesBridge.php b/bridges/FuturaSciencesBridge.php
index 59b4734e..79c05880 100644
--- a/bridges/FuturaSciencesBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/FuturaSciencesBridge.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class FuturaSciencesBridge extends FeedExpander {
 		$author = $this->extractAuthor($article);
 		if (!empty($author))
 			$item['author'] = $author;
-		unset($article);
 		return $item;
 	}