diff --git a/geomagio/edge/EdgeFactory.py b/geomagio/edge/EdgeFactory.py
index 189a40b118040c24a9ab599a31ecdf2771ccff0e..c25955fe141ab4114ed5c28b4a95d32ff1cfe2ed 100644
--- a/geomagio/edge/EdgeFactory.py
+++ b/geomagio/edge/EdgeFactory.py
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ class EdgeFactory(TimeseriesFactory):
         for trace in data:
             trace.data = trace.data.astype("i4")
         data.merge()
-        type = sncl.data_type
         if data.count() == 0 and add_empty_channels:
             data += self._get_empty_trace(
                 starttime=starttime,
diff --git a/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedFactory.py b/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedFactory.py
index d8f18768e9bf7955833b67f957bd99c79c1e7d7f..94103caee23b037e93eb6d0dfc967a92e8951721 100644
--- a/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedFactory.py
+++ b/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedFactory.py
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ class MiniSeedFactory(TimeseriesFactory):
             sncl.network, sncl.station, sncl.location, sncl.channel, starttime, endtime
         )
         data.merge()
-        type = sncl.data_type
         if data.count() == 0 and add_empty_channels:
             data += self._get_empty_trace(
                 starttime=starttime,