1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pattern_utils.js b/pattern_utils.js
index 3702e07..ef1e304 100644
--- a/pattern_utils.js
+++ b/pattern_utils.js
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ exports.patternUtils = {
    *
    */
   removeNonalpha: function(str) {
-    var regex = /[^a-z0-9<>@]+/gi;
-    return str.replace(regex, '');
+    return str.replace(/[^a-z0-9<>@]+/gi, '');
   },
   removeWhitespace: function(str) {
     return str.replace(/\/\//gmi, '').replace(/\*/gmi, '').replace(/\s+/gmi, '');
   },
   replaceTokens: function(str) {
-    var regex = /<.*?>/gi;
-    return str.replace(regex, '.*?');
+    return str.replace(/<.*?>/gi, '.*?');
   }
 };