diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 89e95523..192a8205 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -1891,7 +1891,6 @@ ReturnValue_t CoreController::executeSwUpdate(SwUpdateSources sourceDir, const u
                                               size_t size) {
   using namespace std;
   using namespace std::filesystem;
-  error_code e;
   // At the very least, chip and copy ID need to be included in the command
   if (size < 2) {
     return HasActionsIF::INVALID_PARAMETERS;