diff --git a/server/Tingle.Dependabot/Consumers/RepositoryEventsConsumer.cs b/server/Tingle.Dependabot/Consumers/RepositoryEventsConsumer.cs
index d5caf706..9aa0f5dd 100644
--- a/server/Tingle.Dependabot/Consumers/RepositoryEventsConsumer.cs
+++ b/server/Tingle.Dependabot/Consumers/RepositoryEventsConsumer.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public async Task ConsumeAsync(EventContext<RepositoryDeletedEvent> context, Can
 
         // remove from scheduler
         var repositoryId = evt.RepositoryId ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"'{nameof(evt.RepositoryId)}' cannot be null");
-        var repository = await dbContext.Repositories.SingleAsync(r => r.Id == repositoryId, cancellationToken);
         await scheduler.RemoveAsync(repositoryId, cancellationToken);
     }
 }