diff --git a/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py b/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
index c0f92fa50..e9e871b46 100644
--- a/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
+++ b/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ class PlacementPolicy(ABC):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
-import os
-
-rank = int(os.environ["RANK"])
-
-
 class StaticPlacementPolicy(PlacementPolicy):
     def __init__(
         self,