diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index b4db08ada0..8463c282a0 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -753,7 +753,6 @@ void AudioMixer::broadcastMixes() {
                 // ratio of frame spent sleeping / total frame time
                 ((CURRENT_FRAME_RATIO * timeToSleep.count()) / (float) AudioConstants::NETWORK_FRAME_USECS);
 
-            float lastCutoffRatio = _performanceThrottlingRatio;
             bool hasRatioChanged = false;
 
             if (framesSinceCutoffEvent >= TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES) {