diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/JetTagging/JetTagPerformanceCalibration/xAODBTaggingEfficiency/Root/BTaggingEfficiencyTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/JetTagging/JetTagPerformanceCalibration/xAODBTaggingEfficiency/Root/BTaggingEfficiencyTool.cxx
index 89e0b745fe952f98b6937a0785a9d417ab00bfe9..b16a5725fc5fcc2773f65507909d0fd8d0bb8b9c 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/JetTagging/JetTagPerformanceCalibration/xAODBTaggingEfficiency/Root/BTaggingEfficiencyTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/JetTagging/JetTagPerformanceCalibration/xAODBTaggingEfficiency/Root/BTaggingEfficiencyTool.cxx
@@ -647,8 +647,6 @@ BTaggingEfficiencyTool::getInefficiencyScaleFactor( const xAOD::Jet & jet, float
   // get the btag label
   int flavour = jetFlavourLabel(jet, m_coneFlavourLabel, m_oldConeFlavourLabel);
 
-  CalibResult result;
-
   Analysis::CalibrationDataVariables vars;
   if (! fillVariables(jet, vars)) {
     ATH_MSG_ERROR("unable to fill variables required for scale factor evaluation");
@@ -725,8 +723,6 @@ BTaggingEfficiencyTool::getMCEfficiency( const xAOD::Jet & jet, float & eff) con
   // get the btag label
   int flavour = jetFlavourLabel(jet, m_coneFlavourLabel, m_oldConeFlavourLabel);
 
-  CalibResult result;
-
   Analysis::CalibrationDataVariables vars;
   if (! fillVariables(jet, vars)) {
     ATH_MSG_ERROR("unable to fill variables required for scale factor evaluation");