diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index 8c3806d22f3..59eb90bd27a 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void DoTest(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript
     ScriptError err;
     const CTransaction txCredit{BuildCreditingTransaction(scriptPubKey, nValue)};
     CMutableTransaction tx = BuildSpendingTransaction(scriptSig, scriptWitness, txCredit);
-    CMutableTransaction tx2 = tx;
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, &scriptWitness, flags, MutableTransactionSignatureChecker(&tx, 0, txCredit.vout[0].nValue, MissingDataBehavior::ASSERT_FAIL), &err) == expect, message);
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(err == scriptError, FormatScriptError(err) + " where " + FormatScriptError((ScriptError_t)scriptError) + " expected: " + message);