diff --git a/python/servo/build_commands.py b/python/servo/build_commands.py
index 3937b73efd01..647109512b8c 100644
--- a/python/servo/build_commands.py
+++ b/python/servo/build_commands.py
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ def build(self, release=False, dev=False, jobs=None, params=None,
             target=target, android=android, magicleap=magicleap, libsimpleservo=libsimpleservo,
             features=features, **kwargs
         )
-        status = 0
 
         elapsed = time() - build_start