diff --git a/electronicparsers/tbstudio/parser.py b/electronicparsers/tbstudio/parser.py
index 1456c85c..3ce77947 100644
--- a/electronicparsers/tbstudio/parser.py
+++ b/electronicparsers/tbstudio/parser.py
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ def parse_method(self):
             else:
                 orbitals.append(items[selected])
 
-        orbitals = orbitals
-
         final_os = {}
         tbAtom = ''
         shell = ''