diff --git a/core/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamBridge.java b/core/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamBridge.java
index 8d7e89c17..56e49f33a 100644
--- a/core/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamBridge.java
+++ b/core/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamBridge.java
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ public final class StreamBridge implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 
 		Type functionType = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(Function.class, Object.class, Object.class).getType();
 		((FunctionRegistry) this.functionCatalog).register(fr.type(functionType));
-		Map<String, DirectWithAttributesChannel> channels = applicationContext.getBeansOfType(DirectWithAttributesChannel.class);
 		this.initialized = true;
 	}