diff --git a/Classes/Controller/OverviewController.php b/Classes/Controller/OverviewController.php
index 19657b9b611698b19a1cf98d2576041093f7b6c3..f94b27e84e11f0477ae5f4132966e92a382963a5 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/OverviewController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/OverviewController.php
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ class OverviewController extends AbstractController {
 	 */
 	protected $newsRepository;
 
-	/**
-	 * @var array $newsFilter
-	 */
-	private $newsFilter = [];
-
 	/**
 	 * Renders the news overview
 	 *
@@ -71,8 +66,6 @@ class OverviewController extends AbstractController {
 	 * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Exception\StopActionException
 	 */
 	public function overviewAction(array $newsFilter = []) {
-		$this->newsFilter = $newsFilter;
-
 		switch ((int) $this->settings['groupBy']) {
 			case 1:
 				$this->overviewWithCategories();