diff --git a/src/FilteredActionList/FilteredActionList.stories.tsx b/src/FilteredActionList/FilteredActionList.stories.tsx
index dc9203e3c5e..1c45d9983ca 100644
--- a/src/FilteredActionList/FilteredActionList.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/FilteredActionList/FilteredActionList.stories.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ const items = [
 ]
 
 export function Default(): JSX.Element {
-  const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState<ItemInput[]>([items[0], items[1]])
   const [filter, setFilter] = React.useState('')
   const filteredItems = items.filter(item => item.text.toLowerCase().startsWith(filter.toLowerCase()))