diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/component.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/component.ts
index e8bd93e20c..914533e757 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/component.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/component.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export const defineNuxtComponent: typeof defineComponent =
         }
 
         if (options.head) {
-          const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
           useHead(typeof options.head === 'function' ? () => options.head(nuxtApp) : options.head)
         }