diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index edeb8b494..4fe5ddebc 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1253,7 +1253,6 @@ nginx_pillar() {
 soc_pillar() {
 	title "Creating the SOC pillar"
 	touch $adv_soc_pillar_file
-	added_module_line=0
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"soc:"\
 		"  config:"\