diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index e9ce1c31..630c0d73 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ class ProgressBar:
     def progress_update(self, fraction, sum):
 
         progresspercent = float(fraction) / (float(sum) + 1.0)
-        x = sometext.center(100)
         
         self.pbar.set_fraction(progresspercent)
         self.pbar.set_text(str(fraction) + " / " + str(sum))