diff --git a/src-self-hosted/main.zig b/src-self-hosted/main.zig
index 9ad766dda2cf3a0e88a9f1dc1a24f35210e427c9..e8a0020e5aa8909682a5be19e32966b7a2ec0b5e 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/main.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/main.zig
@@ -719,9 +719,6 @@ fn cmdFmt(allocator: &Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
         };
         defer tree.deinit();
 
-        var old_digest: [256]u8 = undefined;
-        std.crypto.Sha256.hash(source_code, old_digest[0..]);
-
         var error_it = tree.errors.iterator(0);
         while (error_it.next()) |parse_error| {
             const token = tree.tokens.at(parse_error.loc());