diff --git a/src/doc/guide.md b/src/doc/guide.md
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@@ -4324,8 +4324,6 @@ and so we tell it that we want a vector of integers.
 is one:
 
 ```{rust}
-let one_to_one_hundred = range(0i, 100i);
-
 let greater_than_forty_two = range(0i, 100i)
                              .find(|x| *x >= 42);