diff --git a/nogotofail/mitm/connection/handlers/data/ssl.py b/nogotofail/mitm/connection/handlers/data/ssl.py
index cc07cbbe..7e93448e 100644
--- a/nogotofail/mitm/connection/handlers/data/ssl.py
+++ b/nogotofail/mitm/connection/handlers/data/ssl.py
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ def on_response(self, response):
                     if (isinstance(message, tls.types.HandshakeMessage) and
                             message.type == HandshakeMessage.TYPE.CERTIFICATE):
                         certificate = message.obj
-
                         if certificate.certificates:
                             # Check leaf certificate in chain for SHA-1 sunset issue
                             crt_byte_string = certificate.certificates[0]
@@ -135,16 +134,12 @@ def on_response(self, response):
                             crt_signature_algorithm = \
                                 a_certificate.get_signature_algorithm()
                             if ("sha1" in crt_signature_algorithm):
-                                crt_CN = \
-                                    str(a_certificate.get_subject().CN or "")
-                                crt_not_before = \
-                                    str(a_certificate.get_notBefore() or "")
-                                crt_not_after = \
-                                    str(a_certificate.get_notAfter() or "")
+                                crt_CN = str(a_certificate.get_subject().CN or "")
+                                crt_not_before = str(a_certificate.get_notBefore() or "")
+                                crt_not_after = str(a_certificate.get_notAfter() or "")
                                 debug_message = \
                                     ["Certicate using SHA-1 with attributes - CN \"",
-                                     self._str_trans(crt_CN),
-                                     "\", notBefore \"", crt_not_before,
+                                     crt_CN, "\", notBefore \"", crt_not_before,
                                      "\", notAfter \"", crt_not_after,
                                      "\", signature_algorithm \"",
                                      crt_signature_algorithm, "\""]
@@ -152,7 +147,6 @@ def on_response(self, response):
                                 crt_not_after = datetime.strptime(crt_not_after,
                                                             CRT_DATE_FORMAT)
                                 self._alert_on_sunset_sha1(crt_not_after, crt_CN)
-                            count += 1
                 index += size
         except ValueError:
             # Failed to parse TLS, this is probably due to a short read of a TLS
@@ -200,8 +194,3 @@ def _alert_on_sunset_sha1(self, crt_not_after, crt_CN):
             self.log_event(logging.WARNING, connection.AttackEvent(
                            self.connection, self.name, True, ""))
             self.connection.vuln_notify(util.vuln.VULN_SUNSET_SHA1)
-
-    def _str_trans(self, s):
-        """ Converts objects to strings, and "None" objects to empty strings.
-        """
-        return '' if s is None else str(s)