diff --git a/44_Hangman/perl/hangman.pl b/44_Hangman/perl/hangman.pl
index e2aca815..aadf631b 100755
--- a/44_Hangman/perl/hangman.pl
+++ b/44_Hangman/perl/hangman.pl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ my(@WORDS) = qw(
     MAGISTRATE ERRONEOUSLY LOUDSPEAKER PHYTOTOXIC
     MATRIMONIAL PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC THIGMOTROPISM
 );
-my(@PIC,@L,$board,@guessedLetters,$guesses,$hangCount);
+my(@PIC,$board,@guessedLetters,$guesses,$hangCount);
 my($guess,%GUESSED);
 
 # Subroutines defined here.