diff --git a/core/__cdist_object_prepare b/core/__cdist_object_prepare
index edb38e12..e2c682b1 100755
--- a/core/__cdist_object_prepare
+++ b/core/__cdist_object_prepare
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 __cdist_object_prepare()
 {
    [ $# -eq 1 ] || __cdist_usage "<object>"
-   set -eu
 
-   __cdist_target_host="$1"; shift
    __cdist_object_self="$1"; shift
    __cdist_object_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
    [ -d "$__cdist_object_dir" ] || __cdist_exit_err "Object undefined"