diff --git a/verifylto b/verifylto
index 633900f..2b32e9e 100755
--- a/verifylto
+++ b/verifylto
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 SCRIPTDIR=$(dirname "${0}")
 . "${SCRIPTDIR}/mmfunctions" || { echo "Missing '${SCRIPTDIR}/mmfunctions'. Exiting." ; exit 1 ; }
-HIDDEN_FILES=""
 TAPE_MOUNT_POINT="/Volumes"
 TAPE_SERIAL_REGEX="^[A-Z0-9]{6}(L[567])?$"
 _check_for_lto_index_dir