diff --git a/devtools/check_changelog.py b/devtools/check_changelog.py
index 6643e40..06256e6 100644
--- a/devtools/check_changelog.py
+++ b/devtools/check_changelog.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class ChangelogError(Exception):
 
 folder = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 changelog = Path("docs", "CHANGELOG.rst")
-contributing = Path("docs", "CONTRIBUTING.rst")
 
 repo = git.Repo(folder)