diff --git a/tools/dev-celery.sh b/tools/dev-celery.sh
index 94368edc..a03d710b 100755
--- a/tools/dev-celery.sh
+++ b/tools/dev-celery.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o errexit
 
-app="/src/backend"
 cd "/src/backend"
 
 (