diff --git a/lib/sass/tree/rule_node.rb b/lib/sass/tree/rule_node.rb
index b47dbd4a..53a88937 100644
--- a/lib/sass/tree/rule_node.rb
+++ b/lib/sass/tree/rule_node.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ module Sass::Tree
     def to_s(super_rules = nil)
       attributes = []
       sub_rules = []
-      total_rule = super_rules ? "#{super_rules} #{self.rule}" : self.rule
       total_rule = if super_rules
                      self.rule.split(/,\s*/).collect! {|r| "#{super_rules} #{r}"}.join(", ")
                    else