diff --git a/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/plugins/DPFIsolation.cc b/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/plugins/DPFIsolation.cc
index df9c63b77f1fa..631779a5229ea 100644
--- a/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/plugins/DPFIsolation.cc
+++ b/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/plugins/DPFIsolation.cc
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ class DPFIsolation : public deep_tau::DeepTauBase {
                 pfCandHits = pfCandHits/30.;
 
                 if (pfCandPtRelPtRel > 1) pfCandPtRelPtRel = 1;
-                pfCandPtRelPtRel = pfCandPtRelPtRel;
 
                 if (pfCandD0 > 5.) pfCandD0 = 5.;
                 if (pfCandD0 < -5.) pfCandD0 = -5.;