diff --git a/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py b/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
index 10e63299..ff3c177d 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ def detect_cuts(path, seconds=True):
     first = True
     previous_frame = None
     cuts = []
-    detect_cuts = True
     short_cut = None
     cut_frames = []