diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7d9ee5849..9d60c1181 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2003-06-27  Tim Waugh  <twaugh@redhat.com>
+	* src/PlaceView.py: Fix removal of unreferenced places.
 	* src/plugins/WebPage.py: Make source links work.
 	* src/EditPerson.py: Place keys are unicode.
 	* src/plugins/Ancestors.py: Include source reference notes.  Made
diff --git a/src/PlaceView.py b/src/PlaceView.py
index 6157bb8f4..2407fff0a 100644
--- a/src/PlaceView.py
+++ b/src/PlaceView.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class PlaceView:
         self.selection.selected_foreach(self.blist,mlist)
 
         for place in mlist:
+            used = 0
             for key in self.db.getPersonKeys():
                 p = self.db.getPerson(key)
                 event_list = [p.getBirth(), p.getDeath()] + p.getEventList()