diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
index 6775dcda7..e386368eb 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/util.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ module.exports = {
     * the write hits disk.
     */
     writeFile: async function(path,content,backupPath) {
-        const reqId = Math.floor(Math.random()*1000)
         if (!writeFileLocks[path]) {
             writeFileLocks[path] = Promise.resolve()
         }