diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 61251316e..9051a9aac 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ http {
     }
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ $backlogSize := .BacklogSize }}
     {{ range $index, $server := $servers }}
     server {
         server_name {{ $server.Hostname }};