diff --git a/node_wrangler.py b/node_wrangler.py
index 7e2affa22c4c8c96319b581e1dde0ecf1790e2df..865a2ad67aee4fc2924aa8e8071883ad6cfc0c15 100644
--- a/node_wrangler.py
+++ b/node_wrangler.py
@@ -1567,10 +1567,7 @@ class NWEmissionViewer(Operator, NWBase):
                     out_i = valid_outputs[0]  # Start index of node's outputs
                 for i, valid_i in enumerate(valid_outputs):
                     for out_link in active.outputs[valid_i].links:
-                        linked_to_out = False
                         if "Emission Viewer" in out_link.to_node.name or (out_link.to_node == materialout and out_link.to_socket == materialout.inputs[0]):
-                            linked_to_out = True
-                        if linked_to_out:
                             if i < len(valid_outputs) - 1:
                                 out_i = valid_outputs[i + 1]
                             else: