diff --git a/libraries/plugins/transformations/abstract/SubstringTransformationsPlugin.class.php b/libraries/plugins/transformations/abstract/SubstringTransformationsPlugin.class.php
index b6fb75af13..39726b171b 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/transformations/abstract/SubstringTransformationsPlugin.class.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/transformations/abstract/SubstringTransformationsPlugin.class.php
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ abstract class SubstringTransformationsPlugin extends TransformationsPlugin
             $options[2] = '…';
         }
 
-        $newtext = '';
         if ($options[1] != 'all') {
             $newtext = $GLOBALS['PMA_String']->substr(
                 $buffer, $options[0], $options[1]