diff --git a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
index 8582bbe4..c3f48f9a 100755
--- a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
+++ b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_slack/run-slack-bridge
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class SlackBridge:
         )
 
         # slack-specific
-        self.channel = self.slack_config["channel"]
         self.slack_client = rtm
         # Spawn a non-websocket client for getting the users
         # list and for posting messages in Slack.