diff --git a/test/rubygems/utilities.rb b/test/rubygems/utilities.rb
index a4f6a71c02..8b9fa98e3d 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/utilities.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/utilities.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Gem::FakeFetcher
 
   # Thanks, FakeWeb!
   def open_uri_or_path(path)
-    data = find_data(path)
+    find_data(path)
 
     create_response(uri)
   end