diff --git a/Gems/ScriptCanvas/Code/Editor/View/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Gems/ScriptCanvas/Code/Editor/View/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index 37ef63c1a1..f0bee2171a 100644
--- a/Gems/ScriptCanvas/Code/Editor/View/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Gems/ScriptCanvas/Code/Editor/View/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1617,7 +1617,6 @@ namespace ScriptCanvasEditor
         }
 
         PrepareAssetForSave(inMemoryAssetId);
-        ScriptCanvasAssetDescription assetDescription;
 
         AZStd::string suggestedFilename;
         AZStd::string suggestedFileFilter;