diff --git a/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_string_map.clas.abap b/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_string_map.clas.abap
index a1c504b57..a1391adfe 100644
--- a/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_string_map.clas.abap
+++ b/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_string_map.clas.abap
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_STRING_MAP IMPLEMENTATION.
   METHOD to_abap.
 
     DATA lo_type TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
-    DATA lo_struc TYPE REF TO cl_abap_structdescr.
     DATA lv_field TYPE string.
     FIELD-SYMBOLS <ls_entry> LIKE LINE OF mt_entries.
     FIELD-SYMBOLS <lv_val> TYPE any.
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_STRING_MAP IMPLEMENTATION.
       zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( 'Only structures supported' ).
     ENDIF.
 
-    lo_struc ?= lo_type.
     LOOP AT mt_entries ASSIGNING <ls_entry>.
       lv_field = to_upper( <ls_entry>-k ).
       ASSIGN COMPONENT lv_field OF STRUCTURE cs_container TO <lv_val>.