diff --git a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
index 0e0d345..2a939d1 100644
--- a/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
+++ b/sbt-version-policy/src/main/scala/sbtversionpolicy/SbtVersionPolicySettings.scala
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ object SbtVersionPolicySettings {
       })(Def.task {
         throw new MessageOnlyException("Unable to find compatibility issues because versionPolicyPreviousVersions is empty.")
       })(Def.task {
-        versionPolicyPreviousVersions.value
         val dependencyIssues = versionPolicyFindDependencyIssues.value
         val mimaIssues = versionPolicyFindMimaIssues.value
         assert(