diff --git a/fetch.sh b/fetch.sh
index 2e0bddc1..99aeea83 100755
--- a/fetch.sh
+++ b/fetch.sh
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ getuptime () {
 
         "Mac OS X")
             uptime=$(uptime | awk -F',' '{print $1}')
-            uptime=${uptime# }
             uptime=${uptime/??:?? /}
         ;;