diff --git a/cifar100_network_trainer.py b/cifar100_network_trainer.py
index 4376c53..2683530 100644
--- a/cifar100_network_trainer.py
+++ b/cifar100_network_trainer.py
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ with tf.Session() as sess:
     val_saver = tf.train.Saver()
     #  training or inference
 
-    continue_from_epoch = -1
-
     if continue_from_epoch != -1:
         train_saver.restore(sess, "{}/{}_{}.ckpt".format(saved_models_filepath, experiment_name,
                                                    continue_from_epoch))  # restore previous graph to continue operations
diff --git a/cifar10_network_trainer.py b/cifar10_network_trainer.py
index 70dfd30..0f1554f 100644
--- a/cifar10_network_trainer.py
+++ b/cifar10_network_trainer.py
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ with tf.Session() as sess:
     val_saver = tf.train.Saver()
     #  training or inference
 
-    continue_from_epoch = -1
-
     if continue_from_epoch != -1:
         train_saver.restore(sess, "{}/{}_{}.ckpt".format(saved_models_filepath, experiment_name,
                                                    continue_from_epoch))  # restore previous graph to continue operations
diff --git a/emnist_network_trainer.py b/emnist_network_trainer.py
index 2554318..1111408 100644
--- a/emnist_network_trainer.py
+++ b/emnist_network_trainer.py
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ with tf.Session() as sess:
     val_saver = tf.train.Saver()
     #  training or inference
 
-    continue_from_epoch = -1
-
     if continue_from_epoch != -1:
         train_saver.restore(sess, "{}/{}_{}.ckpt".format(saved_models_filepath, experiment_name,
                                                    continue_from_epoch))  # restore previous graph to continue operations
diff --git a/msd10_network_trainer.py b/msd10_network_trainer.py
index 16653be..87b8eec 100644
--- a/msd10_network_trainer.py
+++ b/msd10_network_trainer.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ with tf.Session() as sess:
     val_saver = tf.train.Saver()
     #  training or inference
 
-    continue_from_epoch = -1
 
     if continue_from_epoch != -1:
         train_saver.restore(sess, "{}/{}_{}.ckpt".format(saved_models_filepath, experiment_name,
diff --git a/msd25_network_trainer.py b/msd25_network_trainer.py
index 16653be..94337b9 100644
--- a/msd25_network_trainer.py
+++ b/msd25_network_trainer.py
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ with tf.Session() as sess:
     val_saver = tf.train.Saver()
     #  training or inference
 
-    continue_from_epoch = -1
-
     if continue_from_epoch != -1:
         train_saver.restore(sess, "{}/{}_{}.ckpt".format(saved_models_filepath, experiment_name,
                                                    continue_from_epoch))  # restore previous graph to continue operations