diff --git a/tools/github-event-processor/Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor/EventProcessing/PullRequestProcessing.cs b/tools/github-event-processor/Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor/EventProcessing/PullRequestProcessing.cs
index dbfdf09e159..38b9dec64cd 100644
--- a/tools/github-event-processor/Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor/EventProcessing/PullRequestProcessing.cs
+++ b/tools/github-event-processor/Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor/EventProcessing/PullRequestProcessing.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static async Task ProcessPullRequestEvent(GitHubEventClient gitHubEventCl
             await ResetApprovalsForUntrustedChanges(gitHubEventClient, prEventPayload);
 
             // After all of the rules have been processed, call to process pending updates
-            int numUpdates = await gitHubEventClient.ProcessPendingUpdates(prEventPayload.Repository.Id, prEventPayload.PullRequest.Number);
+            await gitHubEventClient.ProcessPendingUpdates(prEventPayload.Repository.Id, prEventPayload.PullRequest.Number);
         }