diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockchain.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockchain.cs
index 0b97300a5e1..c0c8fd44f14 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockchain.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockchain.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ protected virtual Task InitBlockchain()
                 blocksConfig.ExtraData :
                 "- binary data -");
 
-            IStateReader stateReader = setApi.StateReader!;
-
             _api.TxGossipPolicy.Policies.Add(new SpecDrivenTxGossipPolicy(chainHeadInfoProvider));
 
             ITxPool txPool = _api.TxPool = CreateTxPool(chainHeadInfoProvider);