diff -r 7dde1edaf067 -r 7b87a1747eb2 plugins/mod_smacks.lua
--- a/plugins/mod_smacks.lua	Wed Dec 15 12:06:58 2021 +0100
+++ b/plugins/mod_smacks.lua	Wed Dec 15 12:09:30 2021 +0100
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 	end
 
 	for _=1,math_min(handled_stanza_count,#queue) do
-		local handled_stanza = t_remove(origin.outgoing_stanza_queue, 1);
+		t_remove(origin.outgoing_stanza_queue, 1);
 	end
 
 	origin.log("debug", "#queue = %d", #queue);