diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 34a3ec0ba9..c884ed264c 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1893,14 +1893,12 @@ void CConnman::CreateNodeFromAcceptedSocket(std::unique_ptr<Sock>&& sock,
     int nMaxInbound = nMaxConnections - m_max_outbound;
 
     AddWhitelistPermissionFlags(permission_flags, addr);
-    bool legacyWhitelisted = false;
     if (NetPermissions::HasFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::Implicit)) {
         NetPermissions::ClearFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::Implicit);
         if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-whitelistforcerelay", DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY)) NetPermissions::AddFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::ForceRelay);
         if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-whitelistrelay", DEFAULT_WHITELISTRELAY)) NetPermissions::AddFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::Relay);
         NetPermissions::AddFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::Mempool);
         NetPermissions::AddFlag(permission_flags, NetPermissionFlags::NoBan);
-        legacyWhitelisted = true;
     }
 
     {