diff --git a/cmd/micro/tab.go b/cmd/micro/tab.go
index cada1b72..370a5ed0 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/tab.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/tab.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func CurView() *View {
 func TabbarString() (string, map[int]int) {
 	str := ""
 	indicies := make(map[int]int)
-	indicies[0] = 0
 	for i, t := range tabs {
 		if i == curTab {
 			str += "["