diff --git a/src/indexing/EventIndex.js b/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
index 128b4bb42d..245427d425 100644
--- a/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
+++ b/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export default class EventIndex extends EventEmitter {
 
             try {
                 for (var i = 0; i < redactionEvents.length; i++) {
-                    let ev = redactionEvents[i];
+                    const ev = redactionEvents[i];
                     await indexManager.deleteEvent(ev.getAssociatedId());
                 }