diff --git a/ftdetect/polyglot.vim b/ftdetect/polyglot.vim
index 747c79d2..99fb9413 100644
--- a/ftdetect/polyglot.vim
+++ b/ftdetect/polyglot.vim
@@ -2713,7 +2713,6 @@ if !has_key(s:disabled_packages, 'autoindent')
       if line[0] == "\t"
         setlocal noexpandtab
         let &l:shiftwidth=&tabstop
-        let &l:tabstop=minindent
         let b:sleuth_culprit .= ':' . i
         return 1
       elseif line[0] == " "