diff --git a/auditlog/models/rule.py b/auditlog/models/rule.py
index 38a635ba1..86a8e43bf 100644
--- a/auditlog/models/rule.py
+++ b/auditlog/models/rule.py
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ class auditlog_rule(models.Model):
         if new_values is None:
             new_values = EMPTY_DICT
         log_model = self.env['auditlog.log']
-        ir_model = self.env['ir.model']
         for res_id in res_ids:
             model_model = self.env[res_model]
             res_name = model_model.browse(res_id).name_get()