diff --git a/exploit.rb b/exploit.rb
index 647f03f..db91c20 100644
--- a/exploit.rb
+++ b/exploit.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require 'erb'
 require "./demo-5.2.1/config/environment"
-require "base64"
 require 'net/http'
 
 $proxy_addr = '127.0.0.1'
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
             abort
         end
 
-        command_b64 = Base64.encode64(command)
 
         print "[+] Generating payload CVE-2019-5420 => "
         secret_key_base = credentials.secret_key_base