diff --git a/pgcommitfest/commitfest/views.py b/pgcommitfest/commitfest/views.py
index f4c2bf32..962770ee 100644
--- a/pgcommitfest/commitfest/views.py
+++ b/pgcommitfest/commitfest/views.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.utils import formatdate, make_msgid
 import json
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ def cfbot_ingest(message):
     branch_status = message["branch_status"]
     patch_id = branch_status["submission_id"]
     branch_id = branch_status["branch_id"]
-    created = datetime.fromisoformat(branch_status["created"]).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
     try:
         Patch.objects.get(pk=patch_id)