diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
index 25b7ca441..7b3c60104 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
@@ -811,12 +811,11 @@ public function toHierarchy()
     /**
      * Populate a Doctrine_Collection from an array of data
      *
-     * @param string $array
+     * @param array $array
      * @return void
      */
     public function fromArray($array, $deep = true)
     {
-        $data = array();
         foreach ($array as $rowKey => $row) {
             $this[$rowKey]->fromArray($row, $deep);
         }