diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/models.py b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
index 0aa1c188e6..9aeced2462 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ def _user_has_perm(user, perm, obj):
 
 
 def _user_has_module_perms(user, app_label):
-    active = user.is_active
     for backend in auth.get_backends():
         if hasattr(backend, "has_module_perms"):
             if backend.has_module_perms(user, app_label):