diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/houdini/publish/collect_instances.py b/colorbleed/plugins/houdini/publish/collect_instances.py
index 61d4cdbe0b..2e456a8d97 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/houdini/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/houdini/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
     def process(self, context):
 
-        instances = []
-
         nodes = hou.node("/out").children()
         for node in nodes:
 
@@ -68,8 +66,6 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             instance[:] = [node]
             instance.data.update(data)
 
-            instances.append(instance)
-
         def sort_by_family(instance):
             """Sort by family"""
             return instance.data.get("families", instance.data.get("family"))