diff --git a/Session/Utilities/BackgroundPoller.swift b/Session/Utilities/BackgroundPoller.swift
index ff31d0965..5d84d359c 100644
--- a/Session/Utilities/BackgroundPoller.swift
+++ b/Session/Utilities/BackgroundPoller.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import SessionSnodeKit
 
 @objc(LKBackgroundPoller)
 public final class BackgroundPoller : NSObject {
-    private static var closedGroupPoller: ClosedGroupPoller!
     private static var promises: [Promise<Void>] = []
 
     private override init() { }