--- a/mercurial/logexchange.py	Mon Sep 24 14:46:37 2018 -0700
+++ b/mercurial/logexchange.py	Thu Jan 17 09:17:12 2019 -0800
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 
 def activepath(repo, remote):
     """returns remote path"""
-    local = None
     # is the remote a local peer
     local = remote.local()