diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/upload_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/upload_resource.py
index 949326d85dac..066d2e534f18 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/upload_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/upload_resource.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer", media_repo: "MediaRepository"):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.max_upload_size = hs.config.media.max_upload_size
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
     async def on_POST(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> None:
         requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)