diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/decision_maker_abci/behaviours/sampling.py b/packages/valory/skills/decision_maker_abci/behaviours/sampling.py
index f451044a..944149a4 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/decision_maker_abci/behaviours/sampling.py
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/decision_maker_abci/behaviours/sampling.py
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ def _sampled_bet_idx(self, bets: List[Bet]) -> int:
         :return: the index of the sampled bet, out of all the available bets, not only the given ones.
         """
 
-        sorted_bets: List = []
-
         to_process_bets, processed_bets, reprocessed_bets = self._get_bets_queue_wise(
             bets
         )