diff --git a/src/Stringy.php b/src/Stringy.php
index 9f887b8..b52e9de 100644
--- a/src/Stringy.php
+++ b/src/Stringy.php
@@ -775,8 +775,6 @@ class Stringy implements \Countable, \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess
             return false;
         }
 
-        $encoding = $this->encoding;
-
         foreach ($needles as $needle) {
             if ($this->contains($needle, $caseSensitive)) {
                 return true;
@@ -801,8 +799,6 @@ class Stringy implements \Countable, \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess
             return false;
         }
 
-        $encoding = $this->encoding;
-
         foreach ($needles as $needle) {
             if (!$this->contains($needle, $caseSensitive)) {
                 return false;