diff --git a/qvm-tools/qvm-ls b/qvm-tools/qvm-ls
index 26767890..ce8e8609 100755
--- a/qvm-tools/qvm-ls
+++ b/qvm-tools/qvm-ls
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ def main():
 
     #Nicely formatted header only needed for humans
     if not arguments.raw_data:
-        # XXX: For what?
-        total_width = 0;
-        for f in fields_to_display:
-            total_width += fields[f]["max_width"]
-
         # Display the header
         s = ""
         for f in fields_to_display: