diff --git a/include/bits/soi-dbg.hpp b/include/bits/soi-dbg.hpp
index fbde5ab..6ba3cce 100644
--- a/include/bits/soi-dbg.hpp
+++ b/include/bits/soi-dbg.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ template <class T> std::string sanitized_type_name() {
   return sanitize_type(std::string(t.data, t.size));
 }
 
+
 inline std::string extract_method_name(std::string const& pretty_function) {
     size_t colons = pretty_function.find("::");
     size_t begin = pretty_function.substr(0,colons).rfind(" ") + 1;
@@ -133,7 +134,6 @@ bool are_colors_enabled() {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // init and static variables
 
-static bool colors_enabled = false;
 static const char *ANSI_DEBUG = "";
 static const char *ANSI_EXPRESSION = "";
 static const char *ANSI_VALUE = "";
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ static const char *ANSI_RESET = "";
 
 void dbg_init(bool with_colors) {
   if (with_colors) {
-    bool colors_enabled = true;
     ANSI_DEBUG = "\x1b[37m";
     ANSI_EXPRESSION = "\x1b[36m";
     ANSI_VALUE = "\x1b[01m";
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ void dbg_init(bool with_colors) {
     ANSI_MESSAGE = "\x1b[31;01m";
     ANSI_RESET = "\x1b[0m";
   } else {
-    bool colors_enabled = false;
     ANSI_DEBUG = "";
     ANSI_EXPRESSION = "";
     ANSI_VALUE = "";