diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index da32af9f3..1a6ad856d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ void RadioInterface::applyModemConfig()
     // Set up default configuration
     // No Sync Words in LORA mode
     Config_LoRaConfig &loraConfig = config.lora;
-    auto channelSettings = channels.getPrimary();
     if (loraConfig.spread_factor == 0) {
         switch (loraConfig.modem_preset) {
         case Config_LoRaConfig_ModemPreset_SHORT_FAST: