diff --git a/src/core/operations/RailFenceCipherDecode.mjs b/src/core/operations/RailFenceCipherDecode.mjs
index d98742b8..058c3b7d 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/RailFenceCipherDecode.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/RailFenceCipherDecode.mjs
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ class RailFenceCipherDecode extends Operation {
         }
 
         const cycle = (key - 1) * 2;
-
-        const rest = cipher.length % key;
-
-        if (rest !== 0) {
-            cipher = cipher + (" ".repeat(key - rest));
-        }
-
         const plaintext = new Array(cipher.length);
 
         let j = 0;