1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index d9b8b3fc1d..1ac569b305 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                 "dropping transaction for now",
                 destination,
             )
-            success = False
         finally:
             # We want to be *very* sure we delete this after we stop processing
             self.pending_transactions.pop(destination, None)