diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/init/main.cc b/repos/os/src/test/init/main.cc
index 19f1808882..da928e1702 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/init/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/init/main.cc
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ struct Test::Main : Log_message_handler
 		});
 	}
 
-	Log_message_handler::Message _expected_log_message { };
-
 	unsigned const _num_steps = _config.xml().num_sub_nodes();
 	unsigned       _curr_step = 0;