diff --git a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
index 0ef41704..eaabd236 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ function Install-VsixExtension
     )
 
     $FilePath = "${env:Temp}\$Name"
-    $exitCode = -1
     $retries = 20
 
     while($retries -gt 0)