diff --git a/test/ruby/test_object.rb b/test/ruby/test_object.rb
index 2f340788be43b2..7342b3f933e753 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_object.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_object.rb
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ def test_singleton_class_of_singleton_class_freeze
     assert_predicate(xxs, :frozen?, '[Bug #20319]')
     assert_predicate(xxxs, :frozen?, '[Bug #20319]')
 
-    m = Module.new
     y = Object.new
     ys = y.singleton_class
     ys.prepend(Module.new)