diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/common.py b/inventory_provider/routes/common.py
index 04fcf283c67ca2551e6796ed4fa52e65801c448c..e1821391fdd386e9e3314777716d44130ea30beb 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/common.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/common.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ def load_json_docs(config_params, key_pattern, num_threads=10):
         t['queue'].put(None)
 
     num_finished = 0
-    tasks = {}
     # read values from response_queue until we receive
     # None len(threads) times
     while num_finished < len(threads):