diff --git a/Configs/Release.xcconfig b/Configs/Release.xcconfig
index c967132a..e6ee5009 100644
--- a/Configs/Release.xcconfig
+++ b/Configs/Release.xcconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MARKETING_VERSION = 1.5.0
+MARKETING_VERSION = 1.5.1
 CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1
 
 IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
index bd2fbdaa..39020657 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/BLE/BLEService.swift
@@ -827,7 +827,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
 
     private func validatePacket(_ packet: BitchatPacket, from peerID: PeerID, connectionSource: ConnectionSource = .unknown) -> Bool {
         let currentTime = UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
-        let messageType = MessageType(rawValue: packet.type)
 
         let isRSR = packet.isRSR
         var skipTimestampCheck = false