diff --git a/nw/core/index.py b/nw/core/index.py
index d22f3000..fdf342af 100644
--- a/nw/core/index.py
+++ b/nw/core/index.py
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class NWIndex():
         nTitle = 0
         theLines = theText.splitlines()
         for aLine in theLines:
-            aLine  = aLine
             nLine += 1
             nChar  = len(aLine.strip())
             if nChar == 0: