diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_abstract.py b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_abstract.py
index ffc41138b38eb57..ff6ca907c97a735 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_abstract.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_abstract.py
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ def test_sequence_tuple(self):
         self.assertRaises(SystemError, xtuple, NULL)
 
     def test_number_check_complex(self):
-        number_check = _testcapi.number_check
         self.assertTrue(_testcapi.number_check(1 + 1j))