diff --git a/sw/blas/gemm/verify.py b/sw/blas/gemm/verify.py
index 00bceff25..365b141c1 100755
--- a/sw/blas/gemm/verify.py
+++ b/sw/blas/gemm/verify.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 ERR_THRESHOLD = {8: 1e-6, 4: 1e-6, 2: 1e-2, 1: 1e-1}
 
-NP_DTYPE = {8: np.float64, 4: np.float32, 2: np.float16, 1: np.uint8}
-
 
 def main():
     # Run simulation and get outputs