diff --git a/src/udi/handlers/snmp/snmp.go b/src/udi/handlers/snmp/snmp.go
index d072336..a6604b6 100644
--- a/src/udi/handlers/snmp/snmp.go
+++ b/src/udi/handlers/snmp/snmp.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ func (self *SnmpHandler) Handle(message handler.MessageT) {
 
   measurement.Values = make(map[string]database.VariableType)
   for k, v := range observation.Variables {
-    var vv string
     measurement.Values[k] = database.VariableType {
       Label: v.Label,
       Variable: v.Variable,