1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/misc/nice b/tests/misc/nice
index f85666e34..30a88fec6 100755
--- a/tests/misc/nice
+++ b/tests/misc/nice
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ else
   skip_test_ "this test must be run at nice level 0"
 fi
 
-fail=0
 while :; do
   test_name=$1
   args=$2