diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/port_manager.inl b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/port_manager.inl
index 2c00bdc86d..c1f8b51fe3 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/port_manager.inl
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/port_manager.inl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PortManager::doesViolateCommunicationPolicy(const capro::ServiceDescription& ser
 
 template <typename T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_same<T, iox::build::ManyToManyPolicy>::value>*>
 inline cxx::optional<RuntimeName_t>
-PortManager::doesViolateCommunicationPolicy(const capro::ServiceDescription& service IOX_MAYBE_UNUSED) noexcept
+PortManager::doesViolateCommunicationPolicy(const capro::ServiceDescription&) noexcept
 {
     // Duplicates are allowed when using n:m policy
     return cxx::nullopt;