diff --git a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
index 608856fd27017..3ce7b1a001dd8 100644
--- a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
@@ -1607,7 +1607,6 @@ public function encapsulateOutputFileData(array $output, ...$specs): array {
 				$file = $folder->newFile(time() . '-' . rand(1, 100000), $output[$key]);
 				$newOutput[$key] = $file->getId(); // polymorphic call to SimpleFile
 			} else {
-				$newOutput = [];
 				foreach ($output[$key] as $item) {
 					/** @var SimpleFile $file */
 					$file = $folder->newFile(time() . '-' . rand(1, 100000), $item);