diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/RouterController.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/RouterController.js
index bce94a980101..2e8b4961afe6 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/RouterController.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/RouterController.js
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ module.exports = class RouterController {
             customer = await this._stripeAPIService.getCustomer(subscription.get('customer_id'));
         }
 
-        const defaultTier = await this._tiersService.api.readDefaultTier();
-        const currency = defaultTier?.currency?.toLowerCase() || 'usd';
-
         const session = await this._stripeAPIService.createCheckoutSetupSession(customer, {
             successUrl: req.body.successUrl,
             cancelUrl: req.body.cancelUrl,