diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index fe021e6..716da8f 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -20797,7 +20797,6 @@ run_rating() {
      local c1_worst c1_best
      local c3_worst c3_best c3_worst_cb c3_best_cb
      local old_ifs=$IFS sorted_reasons sorted_warnings reason_nr=0 warning_nr=0
-     local spaces="                             "
 
      outln "\n";
      pr_headlineln " Rating (experimental) "