diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/educationclasses.go b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/educationclasses.go
index 385e0a0509..f8cccd3f16 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/educationclasses.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/educationclasses.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (g Graph) PatchEducationClass(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	class, err := g.identityEducationBackend.UpdateEducationClass(r.Context(), classID, *changes)
+	_, err = g.identityEducationBackend.UpdateEducationClass(r.Context(), classID, *changes)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error().
 			Err(err).