diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
index cd9cde2de356dd..a38de03ca17212 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ class VideoEdit extends Component {
}
const videoPosterDescription = `video-block__poster-image-description-${ instanceId }`;
- const editImageIcon = ( );
-
/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions, jsx-a11y/onclick-has-role, jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */
return (