diff --git a/src/libmongoc/tests/test-mongoc-secure-channel.c b/src/libmongoc/tests/test-mongoc-secure-channel.c
index 11985118da..570d46242c 100644
--- a/src/libmongoc/tests/test-mongoc-secure-channel.c
+++ b/src/libmongoc/tests/test-mongoc-secure-channel.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ test_secure_channel_shared_creds_stream (void *unused)
 {
    BSON_UNUSED (unused);
 
-   mongoc_stream_t *stream;
    bson_error_t error;
    const mongoc_ssl_opt_t ssl_opt = {.ca_file = CERT_TEST_DIR "/ca.pem", .pem_file = CERT_TEST_DIR "/client.pem"};
    // Test with no sharing: