diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
index 1f75325..a1b1d40 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import java.nio.file.Files
 internal object Patcher {
     internal fun start(patcher: app.revanced.patcher.Patcher, output: File, allPatches: List<Class<out Patch<Data>>>) {
         val inputFile = args.inputFile
-        val args = args.patchArgs?.patchingArgs!!
 
         // merge files like necessary integrations
         patcher.mergeFiles()