diff --git a/plugins/FunDB.py b/plugins/FunDB.py
index 566948b8e..5fe83a970 100755
--- a/plugins/FunDB.py
+++ b/plugins/FunDB.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def addWord(db, word, commit=False):
 
 def tableExists(db, table):
     cursor = db.cursor()
-    sql = 
     try:
         cursor.execute("""SELECT * from %s LIMIT 1""" % table)
         return True