diff --git a/dash_bio/__init__.py b/dash_bio/__init__.py
index 074c995e3..ba9a89942 100644
--- a/dash_bio/__init__.py
+++ b/dash_bio/__init__.py
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
     ]
 )
 
-_css_dist = []
-
 
 for _component in __all__:
     setattr(locals()[_component], "_js_dist", _js_dist)