diff --git a/Services.ZUGFeRDService/ZUGFeRDService.vb b/Services.ZUGFeRDService/ZUGFeRDService.vb
index b8ff7933..2f946317 100644
--- a/Services.ZUGFeRDService/ZUGFeRDService.vb
+++ b/Services.ZUGFeRDService/ZUGFeRDService.vb
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Public Class ZUGFeRDService
         Dim oJobInterval As Integer = _config.Config.JobInterval
         Dim oMSSQLConnectionString As String = _config.Config.MSSQLConnectionString
         Dim oMSSQLEnabled As Boolean = _config.Config.MSSQLEnabled
-        Dim oGDPictureKey As String = _config.Config.GDPictureKey
 
         _firebird = New Firebird(_logConfig, oDataSource, oDatabase, oUser, oPassword)