diff --git a/examples/main/main.cpp b/examples/main/main.cpp
index 68f427c..10d6b3c 100644
--- a/examples/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/main/main.cpp
@@ -346,9 +346,6 @@ bool output_csv(struct whisper_context * ctx, const char * fname) {
     const int n_segments = whisper_full_n_segments(ctx);
     for (int i = 0; i < n_segments; ++i) {
         const char * text = whisper_full_get_segment_text(ctx, i);
-        if (text[0] == ' ') {
-            text = text + sizeof(char); //whisper_full_get_segment_text() returns a string with leading space, point to the next character.
-        }
         const int64_t t0 = whisper_full_get_segment_t0(ctx, i);
         const int64_t t1 = whisper_full_get_segment_t1(ctx, i);