diff --git a/R/rstudioapi.R b/R/rstudioapi.R
index b663e5b..5fdb3bc 100644
--- a/R/rstudioapi.R
+++ b/R/rstudioapi.R
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ stream_selection_impl <- function(selection, context, pal, n_lines_orig, remaind
   # unpadded version to remove unneeded newlines
   rstudioapi::modifyRange(
     selection$range,
-    string <- sub("\n$", "", paste0(output_lines, remainder)),
+    sub("\n$", "", paste0(output_lines, remainder)),
     context$id
   )