diff --git a/src/SSHLibrary/library.py b/src/SSHLibrary/library.py
index aba4026de..a2d3e33ba 100644
--- a/src/SSHLibrary/library.py
+++ b/src/SSHLibrary/library.py
@@ -2193,7 +2193,6 @@ def list_files_in_directory(self, path, pattern=None, absolute=False):
             files = self.current.list_files_in_dir(path, pattern, absolute)
         except SSHClientException as msg:
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
-        files = self.current.list_files_in_dir(path, pattern, absolute)
         self._log(
             "{0} file{1}:\n{2}".format(
                 len(files), plural_or_not(files), "\n".join(files)