diff --git a/modules/consent/lib/Consent/Store/Database.php b/modules/consent/lib/Consent/Store/Database.php
index 7a996563fbc2fe098f0a68846b307648426aa987..3a9a887175606c0dc27eff3fd4a099a6c21b6909 100644
--- a/modules/consent/lib/Consent/Store/Database.php
+++ b/modules/consent/lib/Consent/Store/Database.php
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ class sspmod_consent_Consent_Store_Database extends sspmod_consent_Store
             }
             $this->_timeout = $config['timeout'];
         }
-
-        // @TODO Should be removed
-        $db = $this->_getDB();
     }
 
     /**