diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ce995e..b102855 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Default is false.
 
 `camelcase`: Automatically add camelcase aliases for files with dash- and
 underscore-separated names. E.g. `foo-bar.js` will be exposed under both the
-original `'foo-bar'` name as well as a `'fooBarBaz'` alias. Default is false.
+original `'foo-bar'` name as well as a `'fooBar'` alias. Default is false.
 
 `duplicates`: By default, if multiple files share the same basename, only the
 highest priority one is `require()`'d and returned. (Priority is determined by
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b1f8ae1..d923b98 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = function requireDir(dir, opts) {
     // default arguments:
     dir = dir || '.';
     opts = opts || {};
-    var camelcase = !!opts.camelcase;
 
     // resolve the path to an absolute one:
     dir = Path.resolve(parentDir, dir);