diff --git a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/DAGImpl.java b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/DAGImpl.java
index 57a100f566..e20351d46e 100644
--- a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/DAGImpl.java
+++ b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/DAGImpl.java
@@ -802,11 +802,6 @@ public List<String> getDiagnostics() {
   public DAGReport getReport() {
     readLock.lock();
     try {
-      StringBuilder diagsb = new StringBuilder();
-      for (String s : getDiagnostics()) {
-        diagsb.append(s).append("\n");
-      }
-
       if (getInternalState() == DAGState.NEW) {
         /*
         return MRBuilderUtils.newJobReport(dagId, dagName, username, state,