diff --git a/pybamm/models/submodels/interface/kinetics/base_kinetics.py b/pybamm/models/submodels/interface/kinetics/base_kinetics.py
index b05bb8ec02..bcee5da2ed 100644
--- a/pybamm/models/submodels/interface/kinetics/base_kinetics.py
+++ b/pybamm/models/submodels/interface/kinetics/base_kinetics.py
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ def set_initial_conditions(self, variables):
             self.options["total interfacial current density as a state"] == "true"
             and "main" in self.reaction
         ):
-            param = self.param
             j_tot_var = variables[
                 f"Total {domain} electrode {phase_name}"
                 "interfacial current density variable"