diff --git a/dynamicInventory-mcc2 b/dynamicInventory-mcc2
index 8f7a0aca5bb5fb4fff91e55b2cd5d7ab83bf6306..7edc0c552e22e13589977827154469bc5778be6e 100755
--- a/dynamicInventory-mcc2
+++ b/dynamicInventory-mcc2
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def gatherInfo(tenantName, tenantID, userName, passwd, authUrl, inventory):
 					break
 				time.sleep(5)
 				hostSocket.close()
-			badChars = '[] '
 			# Set Ansible Host Group
 			for group in ansible_groups:
 				groupName = group.strip()