diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_funcsub.c b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_funcsub.c
index e1d8058f..1293f5b2 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_funcsub.c
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/eqparse_funcsub.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void funcsub(char *str)
                         start = start + offset;
                         temp[tstart] = '(';
                         tstart++;
-                        ch1 = equation[start];
                         while (ch1 != ',') {
                                 if (ch1 == '\0') {
                                         /* No second argument found */