diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_dtx_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_dtx_enc.c
index ab531bc291d1a4ab8ac6a87459078911cb269949..2fea85e44a05fd0f017ea0038928218082d08099 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_dtx_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_dtx_enc.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void ivas_ism_get_sce_id_dtx(
 
 )
 {
-    float tmp_energy[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS], total_energy;
+    float tmp_energy[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS];
     int16_t i, j;
 
     if ( nchan_transport == 1 )
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ void ivas_ism_get_sce_id_dtx(
     set_f( tmp_energy, 0.0f, MAX_NUM_OBJECTS );
 
     /* compute long term energy parameter */
-    total_energy = 0.0f;
     for ( j = 0; j < nchan_transport; j++ )
     {
         for ( i = 0; i < ( PARAM_ISM_HYS_BUF_SIZE - 1 ); i++ )
@@ -258,8 +257,6 @@ void ivas_ism_get_sce_id_dtx(
         hISMDTX->long_term_energy_stereo_dmx_enc[j][PARAM_ISM_HYS_BUF_SIZE - 1] = sum2_f( hSCE[j]->hCoreCoder[0]->input, input_frame );
 
         tmp_energy[j] = sum_f( hISMDTX->long_term_energy_stereo_dmx_enc[j], PARAM_ISM_HYS_BUF_SIZE );
-
-        total_energy += tmp_energy[j];
     }
 
     /* determine the sce_id */