diff --git a/product/CMFActivity/Activity/SQLQueue.py b/product/CMFActivity/Activity/SQLQueue.py
index 9cc086092c5bab3660194ec1ab38125e05613b4d..f650429beb6b932d1d09a3a499f4aa563ef5e8ac 100644
--- a/product/CMFActivity/Activity/SQLQueue.py
+++ b/product/CMFActivity/Activity/SQLQueue.py
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ class SQLQueue(RAMQueue):
     return message_list
 
   def distribute(self, activity_tool, node_count):
-    processing_node = 1
     readMessageList = getattr(activity_tool, 'SQLQueue_readMessageList', None)
     if readMessageList is not None:
       now_date = DateTime()