diff --git a/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py b/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
index 6ab5139cc..a207ad60d 100644
--- a/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
+++ b/src/crewai/tools/tool_usage.py
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ class ToolUsage:
         started_at = time.time()
         from_cache = False
 
-        result: str | None = None
-        # check if cache is available
         if self.tools_handler and self.tools_handler.cache:
             result = self.tools_handler.cache.read(
                 tool=calling.tool_name, input=calling.arguments