diff --git a/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py b/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
index d11fb32..d765c9a 100644
--- a/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
+++ b/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ def merge_json_files(old_json_path, new_json_path, out_file_path):
                 final_data["JSON"].append(var_dict)
 
                 var_dict = {}
-                final_data = []
 
             else:
                 data_old["JSON"].append(k)