diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/ProjectConfig.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/ProjectConfig.hs
index f1a4fc78a52ac4a170a21b92c192b78c2af641af..cfd0a9b55cb135968c206bf096210a46144150f0 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/ProjectConfig.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/ProjectConfig.hs
@@ -1244,7 +1244,6 @@ renderCabalFileParseError (CabalFileParseError filePath errors mVer warnings) =
   where
     renderedErrors = concatMap (NewParser.showPError filePath) errors
     renderedWarnings = concatMap (NewParser.showPWarning filePath) warnings
-    indentMsg = intercalate "    \n" . Split.splitOn "\n"
     versionSpecMsg = case mVer of
       Just ver -> "Note: This package was parsed using the Cabal spec version "
                   <> prettyShow ver