diff --git a/templates/_default/atom.xml b/templates/_default/atom.xml
index 8096862..3f78db6 100644
--- a/templates/_default/atom.xml
+++ b/templates/_default/atom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 	<id>{{ .Permalink }}</id>
 	<title>{{ .Title }}</title>
 	<updated>{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}</updated>
-	{{- $permalink := .Permalink }}
 </entry>
 {{ end -}}
 </feed>