diff --git a/datasets/TTSDataset.py b/datasets/TTSDataset.py
index 5b7aa4e8..5f68bdf4 100644
--- a/datasets/TTSDataset.py
+++ b/datasets/TTSDataset.py
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ class MyDataset(Dataset):
             linear = prepare_tensor(linear, self.outputs_per_step)
             mel = prepare_tensor(mel, self.outputs_per_step)
             assert mel.shape[2] == linear.shape[2]
-            timesteps = mel.shape[2]
 
             # B x D x T --> B x T x D
             linear = linear.transpose(0, 2, 1)