diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/File/ConfigTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/File/ConfigTest.php
index 67935b777070c8bffe3cb2af8da5ea484e5b3773..7eac4161b8e6b0b19958ec844b5194a2d91796d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/File/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/File/ConfigTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public function testFileConfigurationPage() {
     // Set the file paths to non-default values.
     // The respective directories are created automatically
     // upon form submission.
-    $file_path = $this->publicFilesDirectory;
     $fields = [
       'file_default_scheme' => 'private',
     ];