diff --git a/airflow/models/taskinstance.py b/airflow/models/taskinstance.py
index 6fdd0000ce5b0..c743d428ea856 100644
--- a/airflow/models/taskinstance.py
+++ b/airflow/models/taskinstance.py
@@ -1103,7 +1103,6 @@ def _run_raw_task(
         self.job_id = job_id
         self.hostname = get_hostname()
 
-        context = {}  # type: Dict
         actual_start_date = timezone.utcnow()
         Stats.incr(f'ti.start.{task.dag_id}.{task.task_id}')
         try: