diff --git a/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_with_metric_compare.py{% endif %} b/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_with_metric_compare.py{% endif %}
index 7e31b9e..90fb269 100644
--- a/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_with_metric_compare.py{% endif %}	
+++ b/template/steps/promotion/{% if metric_compare_promotion %}promote_with_metric_compare.py{% endif %}	
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def promote_with_metric_compare(
     latest_version = get_step_context().model_version
     current_version = ModelVersion(name=latest_version.name, version=target_env)
 
-    latest_version_number = latest_version.number
     current_version_number = current_version.number
 
     if current_version_number is None: