diff --git a/git_archive_all.py b/git_archive_all.py
index 7ea344e..61457b0 100755
--- a/git_archive_all.py
+++ b/git_archive_all.py
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ def __init__(self, prefix='', exclude=True, force_sub=False, extra=None, main_re
         @param git_version: Version of Git that determines whether various workarounds are on.
             If None, tries to resolve via Git's CLI.
         """
-        self._should_decode_path = None
         self._check_attr_gens = {}
 
         if git_version is None:
diff --git a/git_archive_all.pyi b/git_archive_all.pyi
index 98932bb..f90b737 100644
--- a/git_archive_all.pyi
+++ b/git_archive_all.pyi
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class GitArchiver(object):
     ZIPFILE_FORMATS: ClassVar[Tuple[str]]
     LOG: ClassVar[logging.Logger]
 
-    _should_decode_path: Optional[bool]
     _check_attr_gens: Dict[str, CheckGitAttrGen]
     git_version: Optional[Tuple[int]]
     main_repo_abspath: PathStr