diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index bec4859a0d1..6b6594f7da1 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -3470,8 +3470,6 @@ bool PeerManagerImpl::ProcessOrphanTx(Peer& peer)
     AssertLockHeld(g_msgproc_mutex);
     LOCK2(::cs_main, m_tx_download_mutex);
 
-    CTransactionRef porphanTx = nullptr;
-
     while (CTransactionRef porphanTx = m_txdownloadman.GetTxToReconsider(peer.m_id)) {
         const MempoolAcceptResult result = m_chainman.ProcessTransaction(porphanTx);
         const TxValidationState& state = result.m_state;