diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 04ebaf26fc11c..8228edb12b29a 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -8325,7 +8325,6 @@ def blk_func(values):
                     result = result.iloc[0].rename(None)
                 return result
 
-        data = self
         if numeric_only is None:
             data = self
             values = data.values