diff --git a/src/keri/core/coring.py b/src/keri/core/coring.py
index 552fffca..84bd0893 100644
--- a/src/keri/core/coring.py
+++ b/src/keri/core/coring.py
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@ class Tagger(Matter):
 
 
     """
-    Pad = '_'  # B64 pad char for tag codes with pre-padded soft values
+
 
     def __init__(self, tag='', soft='', code=None, **kwa):
         """