diff --git a/lib/neutron-legacy b/lib/neutron-legacy
index 2c9dd1aa7d..4069439183 100644
--- a/lib/neutron-legacy
+++ b/lib/neutron-legacy
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ function _configure_neutron_dhcp_agent {
 }
 
 function _configure_neutron_l3_agent {
-    local cfg_file
     Q_L3_ENABLED=True
     # for l3-agent, only use per tenant router if we have namespaces
     Q_L3_ROUTER_PER_TENANT=$Q_USE_NAMESPACE