diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-minimizer.js b/.github/workflows/image-minimizer.js
index 6d0d986c3..ca4ae10e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-minimizer.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-minimizer.js
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ module.exports = async ({github, context}) => {
             if (shouldModify) {
                 wasMatchModified = true;
                 console.log(`Modifying match '${match}'`);
-                var newBody
                 return `<img alt="${g1}" src="${g2}" width=${Math.min(600, Math.floor(IMG_MAX_HEIGHT_PX * probeAspectRatio))} />`;
             }