diff --git a/include/plasp/utils/Formatting.h b/include/plasp/utils/Formatting.h
index 35034cf..631f36a 100644
--- a/include/plasp/utils/Formatting.h
+++ b/include/plasp/utils/Formatting.h
@@ -172,31 +172,6 @@ inline LogStream &operator<<(LogStream &stream, const Variable &variable)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-struct ASPVariable: public Token
-{
-	ASPVariable(const std::string &name)
-	:	Token(name)
-	{
-	}
-};
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-inline LogStream &operator<<(LogStream &stream, const ASPVariable &aspVariable)
-{
-	if (aspVariable.name.empty())
-		return stream;
-
-	// TODO: check that char cast is safe
-	return (stream
-		<< utils::Format(utils::Color::Green, utils::FontWeight::Bold)
-		<< static_cast<char>(std::toupper(aspVariable.name.front()))
-		<< aspVariable.name.c_str() + 1
-		<< utils::ResetFormat());
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 struct String: public Token
 {
 	String(const std::string &name)
diff --git a/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp b/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
index 85ef17c..984fdd2 100644
--- a/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
+++ b/src/plasp/pddl/TranslatorASP.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void TranslatorASP::translateVariablesHead(const expressions::Variables &variabl
 	{
 		const auto &variable = **i;
 
-		m_outputStream << ", " << utils::ASPVariable(variable.name());
+		m_outputStream << ", " << utils::Variable(variable.name());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ void TranslatorASP::translateVariablesBody(const expressions::Variables &variabl
 			const auto &type = *dynamic_cast<const expressions::PrimitiveType *>(variable.type());
 
 			m_outputStream << utils::RuleName("has") << "("
-				<< utils::ASPVariable(variable.name()) << ", "
+				<< utils::Variable(variable.name()) << ", "
 				<< utils::Keyword("type") << "(" << utils::String(type.name()) << "))";
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			m_outputStream << utils::RuleName("has") << "("
-				<< utils::ASPVariable(variable.name()) << ", "
+				<< utils::Variable(variable.name()) << ", "
 				<< utils::Keyword("type") << "(" << utils::String("object") << "))";
 		}
 	}
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void TranslatorASP::translatePredicate(const expressions::Predicate &predicate)
 		{
 			const auto &variable = dynamic_cast<const expressions::Variable &>(**i);
 
-			m_outputStream << utils::ASPVariable(variable.name());
+			m_outputStream << utils::Variable(variable.name());
 		}
 		else
 			throw utils::TranslatorException("only variables and constants supported in predicates currently");