diff --git a/platform/innovium/sonic-platform-modules-netberg/aurora-615/sonic_platform/sfp.py b/platform/innovium/sonic-platform-modules-netberg/aurora-615/sonic_platform/sfp.py
index fe9af0f5290c..72a6093372b6 100644
--- a/platform/innovium/sonic-platform-modules-netberg/aurora-615/sonic_platform/sfp.py
+++ b/platform/innovium/sonic-platform-modules-netberg/aurora-615/sonic_platform/sfp.py
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ def _get_sfp_type(self, sfp_type):
     def _read_eeprom_bytes(self, offset, num_bytes, path_idx):
         eeprom_raw = []
 
-        eeprom = None
-
         for i in range(0, num_bytes):
             eeprom_raw.append("0x00")