diff --git a/src/main/java/com/autotune/analyzer/services/CreateExperiment.java b/src/main/java/com/autotune/analyzer/services/CreateExperiment.java
index de7bdba9b..a54d197a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/autotune/analyzer/services/CreateExperiment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/autotune/analyzer/services/CreateExperiment.java
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                                 .findAny()
                                 .orElse(null);
                         validAPIObj.setValidationData(ko.getValidation_data());
-                        ExperimentDAO experimentDAO = new ExperimentDAOImpl();
                         addedToDB = new ExperimentDBService().addExperimentToDB(validAPIObj);
                     }
                     if (addedToDB.isSuccess()) {