diff --git a/JugReco/src/components/CalorimeterHitsMerger.cpp b/JugReco/src/components/CalorimeterHitsMerger.cpp
index 6d5bb76..370d25a 100644
--- a/JugReco/src/components/CalorimeterHitsMerger.cpp
+++ b/JugReco/src/components/CalorimeterHitsMerger.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ class CalorimeterHitsMerger : public GaudiAlgorithm {
     std::size_t ix = 0;
     for (const auto& h : inputs) {
       int64_t id = h.getCellID() & id_mask;
-      // use the reference field position
-      auto it = merge_map.find(id);
       merge_map[id].push_back(ix);
 
       ix++;