diff --git a/TileCalorimeter/TileRecUtils/python/TileRawChannelBuilderOptConfig.py b/TileCalorimeter/TileRecUtils/python/TileRawChannelBuilderOptConfig.py
index 1059c6998b5d194e58cc32450170bb6319d6a23f..ec30e2d122f28b8acbc3c794efaf0d62bae75126 100644
--- a/TileCalorimeter/TileRecUtils/python/TileRawChannelBuilderOptConfig.py
+++ b/TileCalorimeter/TileRecUtils/python/TileRawChannelBuilderOptConfig.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def TileRawChannelBuilderOpt2FilterCfg(flags, **kwargs):
         raise(Exception("Invalid Tile Optimal Filtering method: %s" % method))
 
     kwargs.setdefault('CreateContainer', True)
-    createContainer = kwargs['CreateContainer']
 
     from TileRecUtils.TileRecUtilsConf import TileRawChannelBuilderOpt2Filter
     kwargs['TileRawChannelBuilder'] = TileRawChannelBuilderOpt2Filter