diff --git a/src/NuGetGallery.Core/Services/CloudBlobCoreFileStorageService.cs b/src/NuGetGallery.Core/Services/CloudBlobCoreFileStorageService.cs
index 4362906f13..177e03fa09 100644
--- a/src/NuGetGallery.Core/Services/CloudBlobCoreFileStorageService.cs
+++ b/src/NuGetGallery.Core/Services/CloudBlobCoreFileStorageService.cs
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ public async Task<IFileReference> GetFileReferenceAsync(string folderName, strin
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fileName));
             }
 
-            ICloudBlobContainer container = await GetContainerAsync(folderName);
-            var blob = container.GetBlobReference(fileName);
             var result = await GetBlobContentAsync(folderName, fileName, ifNoneMatch);
             if (result.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotModified)
             {