diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
index bc533df48ae..dbcc4c32e3d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
@@ -2153,7 +2153,6 @@ void tst_QTextEdit::setDocumentPreservesPalette()
     QWidgetTextControl *control = ed->findChild<QWidgetTextControl *>();
     QVERIFY(control);
 
-    QPalette defaultPal = ed->palette();
     QPalette whitePal = ed->palette();
     whitePal.setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text, Qt::white);