diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/route/punishments/POSTPunishments.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/route/punishments/POSTPunishments.java
index 5eadd3e..d5c3e28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/route/punishments/POSTPunishments.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/route/punishments/POSTPunishments.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public final class POSTPunishments implements Handler<RoutingContext> {
 		}
 
 		Punishment punishment = new Punishment(target, publicReason, privateReason, type, expiresAt, addedBy, ctx.get("actor"), meta);
-		String accessDenialReason = punishment.getAccessDenialReason();
 		String userIp = requestBody.getString("userIp");
 
 		if (userIp == null) {