diff --git a/mxraid/mxraid_assemble b/mxraid/mxraid_assemble
index d8909036..2702de8e 100755
--- a/mxraid/mxraid_assemble
+++ b/mxraid/mxraid_assemble
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ sub create_mdadm_configs {
   my @mdadm_conf;
   my $dev_no = 0;
   for my $rlabel (@{$hd->raid_labels()}) {
-### my $pfx = ''; # :xxx: this is a cheat, fix this
     my $condition_active = 0;
     my $condition_incomplete = 0;
     my $active_dev_no = -1;