diff --git a/app/workers/repository_import_worker.rb b/app/workers/repository_import_worker.rb
index 5be2245df2..1de4916199 100644
--- a/app/workers/repository_import_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/repository_import_worker.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class RepositoryImportWorker
       end
     else
       begin
-        import_result = gitlab_shell.import_repository(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url)
+        gitlab_shell.import_repository(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url)
       rescue Gitlab::Shell::Error => e
         project.update(import_error: e.message)
         project.import_fail