diff --git a/do-release.sh b/do-release.sh
index b2c19cf97d..c6ef71fc1b 100755
--- a/do-release.sh
+++ b/do-release.sh
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ if [ ! "" = "$PMD_LOCAL_BINARIES" -a -d $PMD_LOCAL_BINARIES ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Making the binary the new default file..."
-PMD_SF_APIKEY
 curl -H "Accept: application/json" -X PUT -d "default=windows&default=mac&default=linux&default=bsd&default=solaris&default=others" \
     -d "api_key=${PMD_SF_APIKEY}" https://sourceforge.net/projects/pmd/files/pmd/${RELEASE_VERSION}/pmd-bin-${RELEASE_VERSION}.zip
 echo