diff --git a/modules/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go b/modules/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
index 1e363b21..331aa00e 100644
--- a/modules/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
+++ b/modules/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	maxRedirs        = 5
 	httpsLinksParser = regexp.MustCompile(`https://[^"'/]+`)
 	subdomains       = map[string]string{
 		"www":     "wwwww",