diff --git a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelNodeData.cpp b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelNodeData.cpp
index dc847d2b17..255717cbe3 100644
--- a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelNodeData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelNodeData.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ void VoxelNodeData::writeToPacket(unsigned char* buffer, int bytes) {
 }
 
 VoxelNodeData::~VoxelNodeData() {
-    QUuid nodeUUID = getOwningNode()->getUUID();
     delete[] _voxelPacket;
     delete[] _lastVoxelPacket;