diff --git a/lib/task-spec/include/task-spec/profiling.h b/lib/task-spec/include/task-spec/profiling.h
index 567f9f6055..6ebb3f84cc 100644
--- a/lib/task-spec/include/task-spec/profiling.h
+++ b/lib/task-spec/include/task-spec/profiling.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define _FLEXFLOW_LIB_TASK_SPEC_INCLUDE_TASK_SPEC_PROFILING_H
 
 #include "kernels/profiling.h"
-#include "utils/optional.h"
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 namespace FlexFlow {
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ std::optional<milliseconds_t>
     f(get_stream_for_device_type(device_type), std::forward<Ts>(ts)...);
     return std::nullopt;
   } else {
-    ProfilingSettings settings = assert_unwrap(profiling);
     milliseconds_t elapsed = profiling_wrapper<F, Ts...>(
         f, profiling.value(), device_type, std::forward<Ts>(ts)...);
     spdlog::debug(s, elapsed);