diff --git a/data.php b/data.php
index 1d163c67..65d0a7aa 100644
--- a/data.php
+++ b/data.php
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@
     }
 
     function countBlockedQueries() {
-        $hostname = trim(file_get_contents("/etc/hostname"), "\x00..\x1F");
         return exec("grep \"gravity.list\" /var/log/pihole.log | grep -c \" is \"");
     }