diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
index e92200a237..58cb871c47 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ public ContainerWithPipeline getContainerWithPipeline(long containerID)
         }
       }
     }
-    String remoteUser = getRpcRemoteUsername();
     getScm().checkAdminAccess(null);
     return scm.getContainerManager()
         .getContainerWithPipeline(ContainerID.valueof(containerID));