diff --git a/src/systems/thruster/Thruster.cc b/src/systems/thruster/Thruster.cc
index 87aa50dcb4..62e2e0cf11 100644
--- a/src/systems/thruster/Thruster.cc
+++ b/src/systems/thruster/Thruster.cc
@@ -694,9 +694,6 @@ void Thruster::PreUpdate(
 
   gz::sim::Link link(this->dataPtr->linkEntity);
 
-
-  auto pose = worldPose(this->dataPtr->linkEntity, _ecm);
-
   // TODO(arjo129): add logic for custom coordinate frame
   // Convert joint axis to the world frame
   const auto linkWorldPose = worldPose(this->dataPtr->linkEntity, _ecm);