diff --git a/alembic/versions/5e03ce584f3c_add_eez.py b/alembic/versions/5e03ce584f3c_add_eez.py
index a28adc2a..38fc367d 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/5e03ce584f3c_add_eez.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/5e03ce584f3c_add_eez.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     session = orm.Session(bind=bind)
 
     eez = get_eez_from_url()  # geojson.load(open("EEZ_and_HighSeas_20230410.json"))
-    eez = {"features": []}  # noqa
     for feat in eez.get("features"):
         sovereign_keys = [
             k for k in list(feat["properties"].keys()) if k.startswith("SOVEREIGN")
diff --git a/alembic/versions/c0bd1215a3ca_add_iho.py b/alembic/versions/c0bd1215a3ca_add_iho.py
index b16610db..4c220ac4 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/c0bd1215a3ca_add_iho.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/c0bd1215a3ca_add_iho.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
 
     iho = get_iho_from_url()
 
-    iho = {"features": []}  # noqa
     for feat in iho.get("features"):
         geometry = shape(feat["geometry"]).buffer(0)
         if not isinstance(geometry, MultiPolygon):
diff --git a/alembic/versions/f9b7166c86b7_add_mpa.py b/alembic/versions/f9b7166c86b7_add_mpa.py
index 387f4677..0972126e 100644
--- a/alembic/versions/f9b7166c86b7_add_mpa.py
+++ b/alembic/versions/f9b7166c86b7_add_mpa.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     session = orm.Session(bind=bind)
 
     mpa = get_mpa_from_url()
-    mpa = {"features": []}  # noqa
     for feat in mpa.get("features"):
         geometry = shape(feat["geometry"]).buffer(0)
         if not isinstance(geometry, MultiPolygon):