diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index c193fa524f6551ff32c47462b4696b7cea45941a..cdb9932cd9086e965866ea991c502689163bc323 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ cons_cell* create_rename_operator(cons_cell* col, cons_cell* next) {
 // For when you want to assign a var to a table
 cons_cell* create_assign_operator(cons_cell* table, cons_cell* var) {
 	// cdr to get to cons atom, car to get atom itself
-	cons_cell* var_cons = create_cons_cell(var, NULL);
-	cons_cell* assign_cons = create_cons_cell(table, var_cons);
+	cons_cell* assign_cons = create_cons_cell(table, var);
 	char operator[3] = "AS\0";
 	cons_cell* operator_cons = create_cons_cell_w_atom(operator, assign_cons);
 	return operator_cons;