diff --git a/src/tools.cpp b/src/tools.cpp
index e889274..f11f911 100644
--- a/src/tools.cpp
+++ b/src/tools.cpp
@@ -818,11 +818,6 @@ namespace xmreg
             crypto::public_key pkey;
             crypto::secret_key_to_public_key(skey, pkey);
 
-            const crypto::signature &signature =
-                    *(const crypto::signature*)&ciphertext[ciphertext.size()
-                                                           - sizeof(crypto::signature)];
-
-
             const crypto::signature &signature =
                     *(const crypto::signature*)&ciphertext[ciphertext.size()
                                                            - sizeof(crypto::signature)];