diff --git a/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc b/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
index f22eda98c6d486e0c3fa465a96d13d9827b481cd..01b9a62263990266e497c7cdc622b570aa2b112d 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ VisualMissionItem* MissionController::insertComplexMissionItem(QString itemName,
         visualItemIndex++;
     }
 
-    int sequenceNumber = _nextSequenceNumber();
     if (itemName == patternSurveyName) {
         newItem = new SurveyComplexItem(_controllerVehicle, _flyView, QString() /* kmlFile */, _visualItems /* parent */);
         newItem->setCoordinate(mapCenterCoordinate);