diff --git a/dss.py b/dss.py
index 98d2f19..6bed0ec 100755
--- a/dss.py
+++ b/dss.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ def login():
 	form = LoginForm()
 
 	if form.validate_on_submit():
-		user = ''
 		if form.user.data.endswith(app.config.get('LDAP_BASE','')):
 			user = form.user.data
 		else: