diff --git a/inc/custom-comments.php b/inc/custom-comments.php
index df3f6f4..ec64c6f 100644
--- a/inc/custom-comments.php
+++ b/inc/custom-comments.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'understrap_bootstrap_comment_form_fields' ) ) {
 			'url'     => '<div class="form-group comment-form-url"><label for="url">' . __( 'Website',
 					'understrap' ) . '</label> ' .
 			            '<input class="form-control" id="url" name="url" ' . ( $html5 ? 'type="url"' : 'type="text"' ) . ' value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author_url'] ) . '" size="30"></div>',
-			'cookies' => '<div class="form-group form-check comment-form-cookies-consent"><input class="form-check-input" id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes"' . $consent . ' /> ' .
+			'cookies' => '<div class="form-group form-check comment-form-cookies-consent"><input class="form-check-input" id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes" /> ' .
 			         '<label class="form-check-label" for="wp-comment-cookies-consent">' . __( 'Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.' ) . '</label></div>',
 		);