diff --git a/slpkg/check_updates.py b/slpkg/check_updates.py
index 329f2fe7..ac2be256 100644
--- a/slpkg/check_updates.py
+++ b/slpkg/check_updates.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class CheckUpdates(Configs):
 
     def compare_the_changelogs(self, local_chg_txt: Path, repo_chg_txt: str) -> bool:
         local_size: int = 0
-        repo_size: int = 0
 
         if self.proxy_address.startswith('http'):
             self.set_http_proxy_server()