diff --git a/library/pod-security-policy/apparmor/template.yaml b/library/pod-security-policy/apparmor/template.yaml
index 7fc7d076e7..643aa7b2db 100644
--- a/library/pod-security-policy/apparmor/template.yaml
+++ b/library/pod-security-policy/apparmor/template.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ spec:
             import data.lib.exempt_container.is_exempt
 
             violation[{"msg": msg, "details": {}}] {
-                metadata := input.review.object.metadata
                 container := input_containers[_]
                 not is_exempt(container)
                 not input_apparmor_allowed(input.review.object, container)