diff --git a/checks/check26 b/checks/check26
index 73c1812097..83395527a8 100644
--- a/checks/check26
+++ b/checks/check26
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ check26(){
   # "Ensure S3 bucket access logging is enabled on the CloudTrail S3 bucket (Scored)"
 
   CLOUDTRAILS=$($AWSCLI cloudtrail describe-trails $PROFILE_OPT --region "$REGION" --query 'trailList[*].Name' --output text| tr '\011' '\012' | awk -F: '{print $1}')
-  ACCOUNT_ID=$($AWSCLI sts get-caller-identity --output json $PROFILE_OPT --region $REGION --query "Account" | tr -d '"')
 
   if [[ $CLOUDTRAILS ]]; then
     for trail in $CLOUDTRAILS; do