diff --git a/libs/mep/dc0944/aside/aside.js b/libs/mep/dc0944/aside/aside.js
index 5af76f777f..079172d0ba 100644
--- a/libs/mep/dc0944/aside/aside.js
+++ b/libs/mep/dc0944/aside/aside.js
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ function addCloseButton(el) {
 }
 
 function addPromobar(sourceEl, parent) {
-  const newPromo = sourceEl.cloneNode(true);
-  parent.appendChild(newPromo);
+  parent.appendChild(sourceEl.cloneNode(true));
 }
 
 function checkViewportPromobar(foreground) {