diff --git a/src/warden-server/bin/wardend b/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
index e334b7704446e3c57cb88ffbd8701d55e52786d3..d0170f7c15886cea3f349fcc266eee0de20914d2 100755
--- a/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
+++ b/src/warden-server/bin/wardend
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ if [ -z $WARDEN ]; then
 fi
 
 check_status() {
-	TRUE=1
-	FALSE=0
 	/bin/ps axo pid,comm | grep -q "warden-server*"; RET_VAL=`echo $?`
 	if [ $RET_VAL -eq 0 ]; then
 		STATUS=1	# true  - warden is running