diff --git a/morss.py b/morss.py
index 1efa9c6..1587a01 100644
--- a/morss.py
+++ b/morss.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from readability import readability
 
 SERVER = True
 MAX = 70
-E = lxml.objectify.E
 
 ITEM_MAP = {
 	'link':		(('{http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom}link', 'href'),	'{}link'),