diff --git a/le.sh b/le.sh
index 97cb55ec..ffac4214 100755
--- a/le.sh
+++ b/le.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ DEFAULT_CA="https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org"
 
 API=$DEFAULT_CA
 
-DEBUG=
 
 _debug() {
   if ! [ "$DEBUG" ] ; then