diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
index 2b12c565..918a8e13 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ if (!checkRequiredFiles([paths.appHtml, paths.appIndexJs])) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-// Process CLI arguments
-const argv = process.argv.slice(2);
-
 // Generate configuration
 const config = configFactory('production');