diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 69f302beb034df8096e3370ea0e93982d8284461..75b7435f2cd96b118afcd71c918bce176e369867 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -1683,10 +1683,6 @@ def match_amvs_to_aeolus_fast(aeolus_dict, amv_files_path, amv_source='OPS', ban
 
     keys = list(aeolus_dict.keys())
 
-    amv_lons = None
-    amv_lats = None
-    cc = None
-    ll = None
 
     last_f_idx = -1
     for key in keys: