diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadProcessingService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadProcessingService.cs
index 051035f4c..97848add4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadProcessingService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadProcessingService.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public DownloadProcessingService(IConfigService configService,
         public void Execute(ProcessMonitoredDownloadsCommand message)
         {
             var enableCompletedDownloadHandling = _configService.EnableCompletedDownloadHandling;
-            var removeCompletedDownloads = _configService.RemoveCompletedDownloads;
             var trackedDownloads = _trackedDownloadService.GetTrackedDownloads()
                                                           .Where(t => t.IsTrackable)
                                                           .ToList();