diff --git a/libse/SubtitleFormats/SonicScenaristBitmaps.cs b/libse/SubtitleFormats/SonicScenaristBitmaps.cs
index 2140699a9..bd0a3ba79 100644
--- a/libse/SubtitleFormats/SonicScenaristBitmaps.cs
+++ b/libse/SubtitleFormats/SonicScenaristBitmaps.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.SubtitleFormats
                 return false;
 
             var subtitle = new Subtitle();
-            var sb = new StringBuilder();
-            foreach (string line in lines)
-                sb.AppendLine(line);
             LoadSubtitle(subtitle, lines, fileName);
             return subtitle.Paragraphs.Count > _errorCount;
         }