1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index 422c8b42ca..4d33b84097 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     server = _sth(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    database = server.config.database.get_single_database()
-
     # Make the thread pool synchronous.
     clock = server.get_clock()