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diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
index 7c3d20e8bd..5fac52257c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_through_associations_test.rb
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ class HasManyThroughAssociationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_has_many_association_through_a_belongs_to_association_where_the_association_doesnt_exist
-    author = authors(:mary)
     post = Post.create!(:title => "TITLE", :body => "BODY")
     assert_equal [], post.author_favorites
   end