diff --git a/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp b/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
index 63f4a8f..3fed3d2 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ namespace alpr
     Mat smoothed(inputImage.size(), inputImage.type());
     bilateralFilter(inputImage, smoothed, 3, 45, 45);
 
-
-    int morph_elem  = 2;
-    int morph_size = 2;
-    Mat element = getStructuringElement( morph_elem, Size( 2*morph_size + 1, 2*morph_size+1 ), Point( morph_size, morph_size ) );
-
-
     Mat edges(inputImage.size(), inputImage.type());
     Canny(smoothed, edges, 66, 133);
 
@@ -253,4 +247,4 @@ namespace alpr
     return grayscale;
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}