diff --git a/contrib/ChangeLog b/contrib/ChangeLog
index 5d4999ab5ce..8f353e10055 100644
--- a/contrib/ChangeLog
+++ b/contrib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-07-31  Matt Kraai  <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu>
+
+	* texi2pod.pl: Remove extra line.
+
 2003-07-15  Matt Kraai  <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu>
 
 	* texi2pod.pl: Default @itemize's parameter to @bullet.
diff --git a/contrib/texi2pod.pl b/contrib/texi2pod.pl
index 190d58e8c95..9d4bb541903 100755
--- a/contrib/texi2pod.pl
+++ b/contrib/texi2pod.pl
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ while(<$inf>) {
 	} else {
 	    $ic = '@bullet';
 	}
-	$ic = $1;
 	$_ = "\n=over 4\n";
 	$endw = "itemize";
     };