diff --git a/ext/handle_pixel/main.php b/ext/handle_pixel/main.php
index 571d9c02..53a18988 100644
--- a/ext/handle_pixel/main.php
+++ b/ext/handle_pixel/main.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class PixelFileHandler extends DataHandlerExtension {
 	}
 
 	protected function create_thumb($hash) {
-		$ha = substr($hash, 0, 2);
 		$inname  = warehouse_path("images", $hash);
 		$outname = warehouse_path("thumbs", $hash);
 		global $config;