diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/ReturnToBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/ReturnToBase.cs
index 79a4482ad084..853f79f9bbe1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/ReturnToBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Air/ReturnToBase.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ public override Activity Tick(Actor self)
 
 		public Activity LandingProcedure(Actor self, Dock dock)
 		{
-			var planeInfo = self.Info.TraitInfo<AircraftInfo>();
 			WPos w1, w2, w3;
 			CalculateLandingPath(self, dock, out w1, out w2, out w3);