diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/data_drawer.py b/freqtrade/freqai/data_drawer.py
index d8e08ed2d..1317ba6d3 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/data_drawer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/data_drawer.py
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ class FreqaiDataDrawer:
                             + 1
                         )
                     except IndexError:
-                        index = -1
                         if history_data[pair][tf].iloc[-1]['date'] < df_dp['date'].iloc[0]:
                             index = 0
                         else: