diff --git a/delete.go b/delete.go
index 30bd2bb..3f8e429 100644
--- a/delete.go
+++ b/delete.go
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ func deleteHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	requestKey := r.Header.Get("Linx-Delete-Key")
 	
 	if len(r.URL.Query().Get("linx-delete-key")) > 0 {
-		_ := requestKey
-		requestKey := r.URL.Query().Get("linx-delete-key")
+		requestKey = r.URL.Query().Get("linx-delete-key")
 	}
 	
 	filename := c.URLParams["name"]