diff --git a/index/storage_cass.go b/index/storage_cass.go
index e05597ae1..cca90a2b4 100644
--- a/index/storage_cass.go
+++ b/index/storage_cass.go
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ func (self *CassandraStorage) EndBatch() {
 	} else {
 		log.Println("NIL BATCH")
 	}
-	start := time.Now()
 	delta := time.Since(start)
 	util.SendTimer("cassandra_storage_EndBatch", delta.Nanoseconds())