diff --git a/scripts/alias.lic b/scripts/alias.lic
index f703331a4..009748641 100644
--- a/scripts/alias.lic
+++ b/scripts/alias.lic
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ hook_proc = proc { |client_string|
             $alias_setup_window.add(notebook)
             $alias_setup_window.signal_connect('delete_event') {
               report_errors {
-                modified = false
                 modified = new_char_aliases.any? { |a| (a[1] != nil) and a[1].sensitive? } || new_global_aliases.any? { |a| (a[1] != nil) and a[1].sensitive? }
                 unless modified
                   char_aliases.each_index { |i| if char_textboxes[i].nil? or (char_aliases[i][1] != char_textboxes[i].text); modified = true; echo modified; break; end }