diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 42858c52..7d700c9d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ function detectBackendFromModel(modelName) {
 
 const { updateRateLimitCounters } = require('../utils/rateLimitHelper')
 
-const router = express.Router()
-
 function queueRateLimitUpdate(rateLimitInfo, usageSummary, model, context = '') {
   if (!rateLimitInfo) {
     return Promise.resolve({ totalTokens: 0, totalCost: 0 })