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diff --git a/tests/rm/r-2 b/tests/rm/r-2
index 91463f8ca..a0a49e652 100755
--- a/tests/rm/r-2
+++ b/tests/rm/r-2
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ EOF
 
 # Note that both the expected output (above) and the actual output lines
 # are sorted, because directory entries may be processed in arbitrary order.
-fail=0
 rm --verbose -r t/a | sort > t/O || fail=1
 
 if test -d t/a; then