diff --git a/src/components/connect.tsx b/src/components/connect.tsx
index 29944b8cd..0b68258a2 100644
--- a/src/components/connect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/connect.tsx
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ function connect<
       const lastWrapperProps = React.useRef(wrapperProps)
       const childPropsFromStoreUpdate = React.useRef<unknown>()
       const renderIsScheduled = React.useRef(false)
-      const isProcessingDispatch = React.useRef(false)
       const isMounted = React.useRef(false)
 
       const latestSubscriptionCallbackError = React.useRef<Error>()