diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
index 31b345fa9f..72b3c2ceb4 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ void FramebufferCache::setFrameBufferSize(QSize frameBufferSize) {
 }
 
 void FramebufferCache::createPrimaryFramebuffer() {
-    auto colorFormat = gpu::Element::COLOR_SRGBA_32;
-    auto width = _frameBufferSize.width();
-    auto height = _frameBufferSize.height();
-
     auto defaultSampler = gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_POINT);
 
     auto smoothSampler = gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR);