1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/policy/extensions/IssuerAltNameExt.java b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/policy/extensions/IssuerAltNameExt.java
index 21afaa188..bb9abd9cf 100644
--- a/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/policy/extensions/IssuerAltNameExt.java
+++ b/pki/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/policy/extensions/IssuerAltNameExt.java
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ public class IssuerAltNameExt extends APolicyRule
         X509CertInfo[] ci =
                 req.getExtDataInCertInfoArray(IRequest.CERT_INFO);
 
-        X509CertInfo certInfo = null;
-
-        if (ci == null || (certInfo = ci[0]) == null) {
+        if (ci == null || ci[0] == null) {
             setError(req, CMS.getUserMessage("CMS_POLICY_NO_CERT_INFO"), NAME);
             return PolicyResult.REJECTED; // unrecoverable error.
         }