diff --git a/thesis.tex b/thesis.tex
index 8d698bb..5b2a0d1 100644
--- a/thesis.tex
+++ b/thesis.tex
@@ -178,11 +178,6 @@
 \begin{document}
 
     \begin{titlepage}
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-        \fill[unimorered] (current page.north west) rectangle
-            ([xshift=1.5cm]current page.south west);
-        \end{tikzpicture}
-
         \begin{center}
             \includegraphics[width=8cm]{assets/images/unimore/Sigillo2015.png}
             \vspace{1cm}