diff --git a/core/chains/evm/client/rpc_client.go b/core/chains/evm/client/rpc_client.go
index 2d011297c2..0bc01d715f 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) SubscribeToHeads(ctx context.Context) (ch <-chan *evmtypes.H
 }
 
 func (r *rpcClient) SubscribeToFinalizedHeads(ctx context.Context) (<-chan *evmtypes.Head, commontypes.Subscription, error) {
-	ctx, cancel, chStopInFlight, _, _ := r.acquireQueryCtx(ctx, r.rpcTimeout)
+	_, cancel, chStopInFlight, _, _ := r.acquireQueryCtx(ctx, r.rpcTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	interval := r.finalizedBlockPollInterval
 	if interval == 0 {