diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/events/utils/console_formatter.py b/src/crewai/utilities/events/utils/console_formatter.py
index b008a58fb..72a02b2f7 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/events/utils/console_formatter.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/events/utils/console_formatter.py
@@ -591,13 +591,6 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
 
         # Remove the thinking status node when complete
         if "Thinking" in str(tool_branch.label):
-            # Define branch_to_use here to fix the undefined name issue
-            branch_to_use = (
-                self.current_lite_agent_branch
-                or agent_branch
-                or self.current_task_branch
-            )
-            
             parents = [
                 self.current_lite_agent_branch,
                 self.current_agent_branch,