diff --git a/src/Nlp.cpp b/src/Nlp.cpp
index 6a216f1..f0fa7ae 100644
--- a/src/Nlp.cpp
+++ b/src/Nlp.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ NlpFstLoader::NlpFstLoader(std::vector<RawNlpRecord> &records, Json::Value norma
     : FstLoader() {
   mJsonNorm = normalization;
   mWerSidecar = wer_sidecar;
-  mUsePunctuation = use_punctuation;
   mUseCase = use_case;
 
   std::string last_label;
diff --git a/src/Nlp.h b/src/Nlp.h
index f53683a..a9757f9 100644
--- a/src/Nlp.h
+++ b/src/Nlp.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class NlpFstLoader : public FstLoader {
   Json::Value mWerSidecar;
   virtual const std::string &getToken(int index) const { return mToken.at(index); }
  private:
-  bool mUsePunctuation, mUseCase;
+  bool mUseCase;
 };
 
 #endif /* NLP_H_ */