diff --git a/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php b/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
+++ b/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ abstract class Swift_Transport_AbstractSmtpTransport
   /** Throws an Exception if a response code is incorrect */
   protected function _assertResponseCode($response, $wanted)
   {
-    list($code, $separator, $text) = sscanf($response, '%3d%[ -]%s');
+    list($code, $separator) = sscanf($response, '%3d%[ -]');
     $valid = (empty($wanted) || in_array($code, $wanted));
     
     if ($evt = $this->_eventDispatcher->createResponseEvent($this, $response,
[Transport] removed unused $text variable.