diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-9/src/modules/com.baeldung.logging.slf4j/com/baeldung/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-9/src/modules/com.baeldung.logging.slf4j/com/baeldung/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java
index 1ff1087367..db19613c94 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-9/src/modules/com.baeldung.logging.slf4j/com/baeldung/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-9/src/modules/com.baeldung.logging.slf4j/com/baeldung/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ public class Slf4jLogger implements System.Logger {
         if (!isLoggable(level)) {
             return;
         }
-        String message = MessageFormat.format (format, params);
-
         String message = MessageFormat.format(format, params);
 
         switch (level) {