diff --git a/macros.go b/macros.go
index e74e9fa..1f411d3 100644
--- a/macros.go
+++ b/macros.go
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ func Interpolate(driver Driver, query *Query) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func getMatches(macroName, rawSQL string) ([][]string, error) {
-	sqlCopy := rawSQL
-	parsedInput, err := getMacroMatches(sqlCopy, macroName)
+	parsedInput, err := getMacroMatches(rawSQL, macroName)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err