diff --git a/lib/fog/storage/aws.rb b/lib/fog/storage/aws.rb
index ce050f83e..b75536f75 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage/aws.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage/aws.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ module Fog
           query << "AWSAccessKeyId=#{@aws_access_key_id}"
           query << "Signature=#{CGI.escape(signature(params))}"
           query << "Expires=#{params[:headers]['Date']}"
-          bucket = params[:host].split('.').first
           "https://#{@host}/#{params[:path]}?#{query.join('&')}"
         end