diff --git a/sql.go b/sql.go
index 56808b3..a0e96c3 100644
--- a/sql.go
+++ b/sql.go
@@ -1279,8 +1279,6 @@ func getObjSubTypeId(objId int64) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 func setObjSubTypeId(objId int64, objSubTypeID64 int64) error {
-	var objSubTypeId int64
-
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(`UPDATE obj o SET o.obj_sub_type_id = ? WHERE o.id = ?l`)
 	logOnError(err, "setObjSubTypeId : prepare update")
 	if err != nil {