diff --git a/src/parser/base.js b/src/parser/base.js
index 16eadbb..ead22b1 100644
--- a/src/parser/base.js
+++ b/src/parser/base.js
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ class BaseParser extends EmbeddedActionsParser {
       this.CONSUME(Tokens.MultiLineCloseQuote)
 
       return this.ACTION(() => {
-        const whitespacePattern = new RegExp('^(' + Tokens.WhiteSpace.PATTERN.source + ')$')
         const end = lines.pop()
 
         if (end.line !== '') {