script/public-inbox-convert | 6 ------

diff --git a/script/public-inbox-convert b/script/public-inbox-convert
index 8ac111a26cd98add4a0baa59b6b81ae94105b399..acecf3d54ed5db44b5aa585fe4e939a8f52e5aac 100755
--- a/script/public-inbox-convert
+++ b/script/public-inbox-convert
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 	}
 });
 my $state = '';
-my ($prev, $from);
 my $head = $old->{ref_head} || 'HEAD';
 my ($rd, $pid) = $old->git->popen(qw(fast-export --use-done-feature), $head);
 $v2w->idx_init;
@@ -131,11 +130,6 @@ 			}
 			$w->print("M 100644 :$mark d\n") or $im->wfail;
 			$last = 'd';
 			next;
-		}
-		if (m{^from (:[0-9]+)}) {
-			$prev = $from;
-			$from = $1;
-			# no next
 		}
 	}
 	last if $_ eq "done\n";