diff --git a/lib/private/Security/CertificateManager.php b/lib/private/Security/CertificateManager.php
index 5aad92548ff7b..4103e78171035 100644
--- a/lib/private/Security/CertificateManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Security/CertificateManager.php
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ private function hasCertificates(): bool {
 		if (!$this->view->is_dir($path)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		$result = [];
 		$handle = $this->view->opendir($path);
 		if (!is_resource($handle)) {
 			return false;