diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_de_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_de_plugin.py
index 4af5e8186d..4352c17056 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_de_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_de_plugin.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class AmazonEUBase(StorePlugin):
 
     def search(self, query, max_results=10, timeout=60):
         url = self.search_url + query.encode('ascii', 'backslashreplace').replace('%', '%25').replace('\\x', '%').replace(' ', '+')
-        br = browser()
 
         counter = max_results
         loops = 0
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_es_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_es_plugin.py
index d654c0ea8f..553b70deae 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_es_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_es_plugin.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class AmazonEUBase(StorePlugin):
 
     def search(self, query, max_results=10, timeout=60):
         url = self.search_url + query.encode('ascii', 'backslashreplace').replace('%', '%25').replace('\\x', '%').replace(' ', '+')
-        br = browser()
 
         counter = max_results
         loops = 0
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_fr_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_fr_plugin.py
index ee4a3ba30f..cae8fa3ba1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_fr_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_fr_plugin.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class AmazonEUBase(StorePlugin):
 
     def search(self, query, max_results=10, timeout=60):
         url = self.search_url + query.encode('ascii', 'backslashreplace').replace('%', '%25').replace('\\x', '%').replace(' ', '+')
-        br = browser()
 
         counter = max_results
         loops = 0
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_it_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_it_plugin.py
index 6b697e7b77..eb60b29770 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_it_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_it_plugin.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class AmazonEUBase(StorePlugin):
 
     def search(self, query, max_results=10, timeout=60):
         url = self.search_url + query.encode('ascii', 'backslashreplace').replace('%', '%25').replace('\\x', '%').replace(' ', '+')
-        br = browser()
 
         counter = max_results
         loops = 0
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_uk_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_uk_plugin.py
index 72baa8a44c..30cbb223fc 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_uk_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/amazon_uk_plugin.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class AmazonEUBase(StorePlugin):
 
     def search(self, query, max_results=10, timeout=60):
         url = self.search_url + query.encode('ascii', 'backslashreplace').replace('%', '%25').replace('\\x', '%').replace(' ', '+')
-        br = browser()
 
         counter = max_results
         loops = 0