diff --git a/util/ugcs_update.py b/util/ugcs_update.py
index a89a19ca..198bca9a 100644
--- a/util/ugcs_update.py
+++ b/util/ugcs_update.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _check():
             "%s rows with empty, too small simple_geom, decreasing tolerance",
             res.rowcount,
         )
-        res = cursor.execute(
+        cursor.execute(
             sql_helper("""
             UPDATE ugcs
             SET simple_geom = ST_Multi(