diff --git a/manifests/postfix/sender.pp b/manifests/postfix/sender.pp
index bd902e0ca7631c251d2b8574756aebbb7b687caf..d0da54fe3e50c68d3ffe69eefc63047fcbb73f50 100644
--- a/manifests/postfix/sender.pp
+++ b/manifests/postfix/sender.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ define base::postfix::sender(
   $ensure,
   $file = '/etc/postfix/senders'
 ) {
-  $pattern = "'^${name}'"
   $line = "${name} ${ensure}"
   $file_line_ensure = $ensure ? {
     'absent' => 'absent',