diff --git a/app/models/doi.rb b/app/models/doi.rb
index 21f056923..42d02f914 100644
--- a/app/models/doi.rb
+++ b/app/models/doi.rb
@@ -2325,12 +2325,6 @@ def self.add_index_type(options={})
 
     Doi.where(id: from_id..until_id).where('type' => nil).find_each(batch_size: 500) do |doi|
       begin
-        if doi.agency.blank? || doi.agency.casecmp?("datacite")
-          type = "DataciteDoi"
-        else
-          type = "OtherDoi"
-        end
-
         agency = doi.agency
 
         if agency.blank? || agency.casecmp?("datacite")