diff --git a/src/Models/Remote.cs b/src/Models/Remote.cs
index 1ef69705..ce1e6cbd 100644
--- a/src/Models/Remote.cs
+++ b/src/Models/Remote.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
 
             var uri = new Uri(baseURL);
             var host = uri.Host;
-            var route = uri.AbsolutePath.TrimStart('/');
             var encodedBranch = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(mergeBranch);
 
             if (host.Contains("github.com", StringComparison.Ordinal))