diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ee33b75b..f5afbe06 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-12 11:10:55) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-12 11:16:46) stable
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index cb56f25f..0213e611 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ class Auth(object):
             bar = SPAN(s1, login, s3, _class='auth_navbar')
 
             if asdropdown:
-                user_identifier = ''
                 login = LI(A(I(_class='icon-off'), ' '+T('Login'), _href=href('login'))) #the space before T('Login') is intentional. It creates a gap between icon and text
                 register = LI(A(I(_class='icon-user'), ' '+T('Register'), _href=href('register')))
                 retrieve_username = LI(A(I(_class='icon-edit'), ' '+T('Forgot username?'), _href=href('retrieve_username')))