diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
index 3dce1dfc9..9a7d8b1c7 100644
--- a/.jshintignore
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ www/pad/wysiwygarea-plugin.js
 www/pad/mediatag-plugin.js
 www/pad/mediatag-plugin-dialog.js
 www/pad/disable-base64.js
+www/pad/wordcount/
 
 www/kanban/jkanban.js
 www/common/jscolor.js
diff --git a/www/pad/inner.js b/www/pad/inner.js
index 8b73510b2..5db93837c 100644
--- a/www/pad/inner.js
+++ b/www/pad/inner.js
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ define([
 
         var wordCount = h('span.cp-app-pad-wordCount');
         $('.cke_toolbox_main').append(wordCount);
-        editor.on('cp-wc-update', function (event) {
+        editor.on('cp-wc-update', function () {
             if (!editor.wordCount || typeof (editor.wordCount.wordCount) === "undefined") {
                 wordCount.innerText = '';
                 return;