diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/publish/collect_timeline_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/publish/collect_timeline_instances.py
index bc849a4742..5174f9db48 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/publish/collect_timeline_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/publish/collect_timeline_instances.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class CollectTimelineInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     add_tasks = []
 
     def process(self, context):
-        project = context.data["flameProject"]
         selected_segments = context.data["flameSelectedSegments"]
         self.log.debug("__ selected_segments: {}".format(selected_segments))