diff --git a/plugins/relay.py b/plugins/relay.py
index 2c64c15..59c3a3c 100644
--- a/plugins/relay.py
+++ b/plugins/relay.py
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ def normalizeNick(irc, netname, nick, separator=None, uid=''):
         # they match the UID of the originating server. Otherwise, you'll
         # get nasty protocol violation SQUITs!
         nick = '_' + nick
-    tagnicks = True
 
     suffix = separator + netname
     nick = nick[:maxnicklen]