diff --git a/eth/api.go b/eth/api.go
index 7d9ee1abacd37..2c117ea70b4fd 100644
--- a/eth/api.go
+++ b/eth/api.go
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ type storageEntry struct {
 
 // StorageRangeAt returns the storage at the given block height and transaction index.
 func (api *DebugAPI) StorageRangeAt(ctx context.Context, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, txIndex int, contractAddress common.Address, keyStart hexutil.Bytes, maxResult int) (StorageRangeResult, error) {
-	var block *types.Block
-
 	block, err := api.eth.APIBackend.BlockByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return StorageRangeResult{}, err