diff --git a/crates/crunch-codegen/src/lib.rs b/crates/crunch-codegen/src/lib.rs
index ff710d0..a4eb5ef 100644
--- a/crates/crunch-codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/crunch-codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ impl Node {
     }
 
     fn traverse_indent(&self, indent: usize) -> genco::lang::rust::Tokens {
-        let padding = " ".repeat(indent * 4);
-
         tracing::trace!("node traverse visited: {}", self.segment);
 
         let mut message_tokens = Vec::new();