diff --git a/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py b/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
index 6e4f2290ab62..99334233319d 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
@@ -761,8 +761,6 @@ def create_run(
                 "federation_options, pending_at, starting_at, running_at, finished_at, "
                 "sub_status, details) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);"
             )
-            if fab_hash:
-                fab_id, fab_version = "", ""
             override_config_json = json.dumps(override_config)
             data = [
                 sint64_run_id,