diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qplastiquestyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qplastiquestyle.cpp
index 278ec2b9cb..799bc95fdd 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qplastiquestyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qplastiquestyle.cpp
@@ -929,14 +929,12 @@ static QString elliditide(const QString &text, const QFontMetrics &fontMetrics,
             int width = fontMetrics.width(leftHalf + ellipsis + rightHalf);
             if (width < rect.width()) {
                 title = leftHalf + ellipsis + rightHalf;
-                width = width;
                 break;
             }
             rightHalf.remove(0, 1);
             width = fontMetrics.width(leftHalf + ellipsis + rightHalf);
             if (width < rect.width()) {
                 title = leftHalf + ellipsis + rightHalf;
-                width = width;
                 break;
             }
         }