diff --git a/src/libs/services/podcast/impl/steps/RefreshPodcastsStep.cpp b/src/libs/services/podcast/impl/steps/RefreshPodcastsStep.cpp
index aa87b131..6d43d957 100644
--- a/src/libs/services/podcast/impl/steps/RefreshPodcastsStep.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/services/podcast/impl/steps/RefreshPodcastsStep.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ namespace lms::podcast
     {
         void removeArtwork(const db::Artwork::pointer& artwork)
         {
-            const auto underlyingImageId{ artwork->getUnderlyingId() };
             db::Image::pointer image{ artwork->getImage() };
             assert(image); // these artworks can only be an image