diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNodeBase.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNodeBase.py
index 459818859e..fe945bc8a8 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNodeBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNodeBase.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ class DistributedSmoothNodeBase:
         # startPosHprBroadcast; we should at least make an effort to keep
         # this task accurately aligned with its period and starting time.
         self.d_broadcastPosHpr()
-        taskName = self.taskName("sendPosHpr")
         task.delayTime = self.__broadcastPeriod
         return Task.again