diff --git a/src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.ts b/src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.ts
index d09568e4d4da..a99ad5bddda8 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor/shared/missing-configured-plugin-install.ts
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ async function installCandidate(params: {
         failedPluginId: candidate.pluginId,
       };
     }
-    const npmInstallSpecLabel = sanitizeTerminalText(npmInstallSpec);
     changes.push(
       `ClawHub ${clawhubInstallSpecLabel} unavailable for "${candidate.pluginId}"; falling back to npm ${npmInstallSpecLabel}.`,
     );