diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_policy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_policy.py
index f79897d4450..2e7a1b403c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_policy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_policy.py
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ def get_policy_statement(module, client):
     :param client:
     :return:
     """
-
-    policy = dict()
     sid = module.params['statement_id']
 
     # set API parameters