diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/orf.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/orf.py
index 88f03608b..5f5694393 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/orf.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/orf.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ORFIE(InfoExtractor):
                     pass
                 else:
                     req = HEADRequest(http_url)
-                    response = self._request_webpage(
+                    self._request_webpage(
                         req, video_id,
                         note='Testing for geoblocking',
                         errnote=((