diff --git a/cala-ledger/src/tx_template/mod.rs b/cala-ledger/src/tx_template/mod.rs
index 3cc92059..20a3f10f 100644
--- a/cala-ledger/src/tx_template/mod.rs
+++ b/cala-ledger/src/tx_template/mod.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ impl TxTemplates {
             journal_id = %journal_id,
             entries_count = tmpl.entries.len()
         ),
-        err
     )]
     fn prep_entries(
         &self,