diff --git a/api/app/core/memory/src/search.py b/api/app/core/memory/src/search.py
index 1cab1f3f..e4f0d4d0 100644
--- a/api/app/core/memory/src/search.py
+++ b/api/app/core/memory/src/search.py
@@ -724,9 +724,6 @@ async def run_hybrid_search(
     results = {}
 
     try:
-        keyword_task = None
-        embedding_task = None
-
         keyword_task = None
         embedding_task = None
         keyword_results: Dict[str, List] = {}