diff --git a/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py b/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
index 0297a90efb772f78e839365e6cb2ff5597934ae4..2f9d86203442c5470317d335286ad8ebbd106c88 100755
--- a/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
+++ b/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ def run():
                 'request_time': request_time,
                 'submission_time': submission_time
                 }
-    finalize = None  # Script created just before we submit the last job
 
     user_venv = nb_info.get("user", {}).get("venv")
     if user_venv: