diff --git a/core/io/translation_loader_po.cpp b/core/io/translation_loader_po.cpp
index a22c57b941d..9b737855674 100644
--- a/core/io/translation_loader_po.cpp
+++ b/core/io/translation_loader_po.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 RES TranslationLoaderPO::load_translation(FileAccess *f, Error *r_error, const String &p_path) {
 
-	String l = f->get_line();
-
 	enum Status {
 
 		STATUS_NONE,