diff --git a/utils/dnscry.pt-merge.py b/utils/dnscry.pt-merge.py
index e0cc9eb0..86ee80f8 100755
--- a/utils/dnscry.pt-merge.py
+++ b/utils/dnscry.pt-merge.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import sys
 
 
-servers = {}
-
 in_header = True
 
 with sys.stdin as f:
diff --git a/utils/dnscry.pt-relays-merge.py b/utils/dnscry.pt-relays-merge.py
index 0336fa18..3edaaeaf 100755
--- a/utils/dnscry.pt-relays-merge.py
+++ b/utils/dnscry.pt-relays-merge.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import sys
 
 
-servers = {}
-
 in_header = True
 
 with sys.stdin as f: