diff --git a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/againstTheBot/AtBConfiguration.java b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/againstTheBot/AtBConfiguration.java
index 17325b6d0ab..1f050dc8689 100644
--- a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/againstTheBot/AtBConfiguration.java
+++ b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/againstTheBot/AtBConfiguration.java
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ private void loadContractGenerationNodeFromXml(Node node) {
                         HiringHallLevel level = HiringHallLevel.NONE;
                         if (wn2.getAttributes().getNamedItem("level") != null) {
                             try {
-                                String text = wn2.getAttributes().getNamedItem("level").getTextContent().toUpperCase();
                                 level = HiringHallLevel.valueOf(wn2.getAttributes().getNamedItem("level").getTextContent().toUpperCase());
                             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                                 LogManager.getLogger().warn("Invalid value for Hiring Hall level, falling back to NONE: " + e);