diff --git a/src/pystencils_reco/resampling.py b/src/pystencils_reco/resampling.py
index 350ecacc51c40f01388e6a32888caeade1a56d8c..74712acd45b766f03df07382873edf04b57297fc 100644
--- a/src/pystencils_reco/resampling.py
+++ b/src/pystencils_reco/resampling.py
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ def downsample(input: {'field_type': pystencils.field.FieldType.CUSTOM},
                factor):
     assert input.spatial_dimensions == result.spatial_dimensions
     assert input.index_shape == result.index_shape
-    assignments = []
 
     ndim = input.spatial_dimensions