diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
index f8fe5f921..670a1af4f 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ if [ "$tty_ok" = "y" ]; then
         printf "\r\033[K"  
     fi
     shell_integration_dir="$data_dir/shell-integration"
-    settings_dir="$data_dir/settings"
     [ -f "$HOME/.terminfo/kitty.terminfo" ] || die "Incomplete extraction of ssh data";
 
     # export TERMINFO