--- a/hgext/fastannotate/protocol.py	Mon Sep 24 14:46:37 2018 -0700
+++ b/hgext/fastannotate/protocol.py	Thu Jan 17 09:17:12 2019 -0800
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
             for p in [actx.revmappath, actx.linelogpath]:
                 if not os.path.exists(p):
                     continue
-                content = ''
                 with open(p, 'rb') as f:
                     content = f.read()
                 vfsbaselen = len(repo.vfs.base + '/')