diff --git a/js/src/tooltip.js b/js/src/tooltip.js
index 9469a172544bf8aee570469534eccc11c0fd95ae..d8d92f57d1f60c85d382098688156de99ac4eb02 100644
--- a/js/src/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/src/tooltip.js
@@ -740,8 +740,7 @@ class Tooltip {
   }
 
   _handlePopperPlacementChange(popperData) {
-    const popperInstance = popperData.instance
-    this.tip = popperInstance.popper
+    this.tip = popperData.instance.popper
     this._cleanTipClass()
     this._addAttachmentClass(this._getAttachment(popperData.placement))
   }