diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
index 40c59100cc..40b3b0a612 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
@@ -1658,7 +1658,6 @@ void CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::appendSignalEventPostWalker(ze_event_
     } else {
         using POST_SYNC_OPERATION = typename GfxFamily::PIPE_CONTROL::POST_SYNC_OPERATION;
         using GfxFamily = typename NEO::GfxFamilyMapper<gfxCoreFamily>::GfxFamily;
-        auto event = Event::fromHandle(hEvent);
 
         commandContainer.addToResidencyContainer(&event->getAllocation(this->device));
         uint64_t baseAddr = event->getGpuAddress(this->device);