diff --git a/transcode.py b/transcode.py
index 78ca68e..0d6e8e0 100644
--- a/transcode.py
+++ b/transcode.py
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ def transcode_file(input_file, output_file=None, skip_av1=True, replace_mode=Fal
                 leftalign(f"DONE: Successfully transcoded to {transcode_output_path}")
             )
 
-            transcoding_duration = transcode_output_path
             logging.debug(f"Transcoding duration was {transcoding_duration}.")
 
             original_codec = get_video_codec(input_path)