diff --git a/gitweb.cgi b/gitweb.cgi
index d1314d8489..5fb496a532 100755
--- a/gitweb.cgi
+++ b/gitweb.cgi
@@ -1426,7 +1426,6 @@ sub git_tree {
 		my $t_mode = $1;
 		my $t_type = $2;
 		my $t_hash = $3;
-		my $t_name = $4;
 		my $t_name = validate_input($4);
 		if ($alternate) {
 			print "<tr class=\"dark\">\n";