diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index db3d2ed..33aa38e 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3635,7 +3635,6 @@ get_distro_data()
 		done
 	fi
 	log_function_data "distro_file: $distro_file"
-	distro_file='os-release'
 	# first test for the legacy antiX distro id file
 	if [[ -e /etc/antiX ]];then
 		distro="$( grep -Eoi 'antix.*\.iso' <<< $( remove_erroneous_chars '/etc/antiX' ) | sed 's/\.iso//' )"