diff --git a/packages/magento-product-configurable/utils/defaultConfigurableOptionsSelection.ts b/packages/magento-product-configurable/utils/defaultConfigurableOptionsSelection.ts
index fd173c1dc1..dcb00ad0e6 100644
--- a/packages/magento-product-configurable/utils/defaultConfigurableOptionsSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/magento-product-configurable/utils/defaultConfigurableOptionsSelection.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export function defaultConfigurableOptionsSelection<Q extends BaseQuery = BaseQu
   const configurable = findByTypename(query?.products?.items, 'ConfigurableProduct')
   const variants = configurable?.variants
   const simple = findByTypename(query?.products?.items, 'SimpleProduct')
-  const simpleSku = simple?.sku
 
   if (!configurable?.url_key || !simple) return { ...query, products: { items: [requested] } }