diff --git a/src/uas/UASMessageHandler.cc b/src/uas/UASMessageHandler.cc
index 06c66772a3d4dded119ee4a3da47370e4a984c0c..8fa99e3cc2077f22188995927779e2e5ccd769f2 100644
--- a/src/uas/UASMessageHandler.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UASMessageHandler.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ void UASMessageHandler::handleTextMessage(int, int compId, int severity, QString
         severityText = tr(" Debug:");
         break;
     default:
-        severityText = tr("");
         break;
     }