diff --git a/include/err.sh b/include/err.sh
index 466e427b..1908a965 100755
--- a/include/err.sh
+++ b/include/err.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022, 2023 Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
 
-xfail=""
-
 x_() {
 	[ $# -lt 1 ] || ${@} || err "${@}"
 }