diff --git a/wp-admin/js/revisions.js b/wp-admin/js/revisions.js
index 76f6f4cfa6..fa2e84d61c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/revisions.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/revisions.js
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 	// This contains the slider tickmarks.
 	revisions.view.Tickmarks = wp.Backbone.View.extend({
 		className: 'revisions-tickmarks',
-		template: wp.template('revisions-tickmarks'),
 
 		numberOfTickmarksSet: function() {
 			var tickCount = this.model.revisions.length - 1, // One tickmark per model
diff --git a/wp-admin/revision.php b/wp-admin/revision.php
index b7923f7542..bbf751bd67 100644
--- a/wp-admin/revision.php
+++ b/wp-admin/revision.php
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ require_once( './admin-header.php' );
 	</div>
 </script>
 
-<script id="tmpl-revisions-tickmarks" type="text/html">
-</script>
-
 <script id="tmpl-revisions-meta" type="text/html">
 	<div id="diff-header">
 		<div id="diff-header-from" class="diff-header">