diff --git a/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/db.py b/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/db.py
index feeeb9b4f..abc17b194 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/db.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/bibles/lib/db.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,6 @@ class OldBibleDB(QtCore.QObject, Manager):
                 }
                 for book in books
             ]
-            book_list = []
         else:
             return None