diff --git a/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go b/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
index a12cfd06..13e9164b 100644
--- a/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
+++ b/cmd/loadtest/loadtest.go
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ func mainLoop(ctx context.Context, c *ethclient.Client, rpc *ethrpc.Client) erro
 	mode := *ltp.Mode
 	steadyStateTxPoolSize := *ltp.SteadyStateTxPoolSize
 	adaptiveRateLimitIncrement := *ltp.AdaptiveRateLimitIncrement
-	legacyTransactionMode := *ltp.LegacyTransactionMode
 	var rl *rate.Limiter
 	rl = rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(*ltp.RateLimit), 1)
 	if *ltp.RateLimit <= 0.0 {