diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 3c08d4db30d44f2e90f17f4fe49fc6ac8e915980..f1736fbcf78cf157bd09731e8004cc94da4d2781 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST']) # initial route to display the reg page
     def index():
 
-        invalid_eppa = ["alum", "library-walk-in"]
-
         if 'uid' not in session:
             session['uid']=str(uuid.uuid4())