diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f06804d..4c281f39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Remove redundant variable initialization in the question type AJAX controller
+
 ## [1.25.1] - 2026-10-28
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/Controller/QuestionTypeAjaxController.php b/src/Controller/QuestionTypeAjaxController.php
index c54d8546..0fc282a9 100644
--- a/src/Controller/QuestionTypeAjaxController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/QuestionTypeAjaxController.php
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ public function __invoke(Request $request): Response
 
         // Get available fields for the selected block
         $available_fields = PluginFieldsQuestionType::getFieldsFromBlock((int) $block_id);
-
-        // If field_id is not provided or invalid, use the first available field
-        $current_field_id = null;
         if ($field_id && is_numeric($field_id) && isset($available_fields[$field_id])) {
             $current_field_id = (int) $field_id;
         } else {