diff --git a/scoop/futures.py b/scoop/futures.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/scoop/futures.py
+++ b/scoop/futures.py
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ def mapScan(mapFunc, reductionOp, *iterables, **kargs):
                                      "Be sure to start your program with the "
                                      "'-m scoop' parameter. You can find further "
                                      "information in the documentation.")
-        child = Future(control.current.id, mapFunc, *args, **kargs)
         child.add_done_callback(partial(reduction, operation=reductionOp),
                                 inCallbackType=CallbackType.universal,
                                 inCallbackGroup=thisCallbackGroupID)
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ def mapReduce(mapFunc, reductionOp, *iterables, **kargs):
                                      "Be sure to start your program with the "
                                      "'-m scoop' parameter. You can find further "
                                      "information in the documentation.")
-        child = Future(control.current.id, mapFunc, *args, **kargs)
         child.add_done_callback(partial(reduction, operation=reductionOp),
                                 inCallbackType=CallbackType.universal,
                                 inCallbackGroup=thisCallbackGroupID)
- Removed extraneous statement.