diff --git a/balance-transfer/app/install-chaincode.js b/balance-transfer/app/install-chaincode.js
index 938e59f8da..2bc8bbb706 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/app/install-chaincode.js
+++ b/balance-transfer/app/install-chaincode.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var installChaincode = async function(peers, chaincodeName, chaincodePath,
 		var client = await helper.getClientForOrg(org_name, username);
 		logger.debug('Successfully got the fabric client for the organization "%s"', org_name);
 
-		tx_id = client.newTransactionID(true); //get an admin transactionID
 		var request = {
 			targets: peers,
 			chaincodePath: chaincodePath,