diff --git a/tests/hd-geo-test.c b/tests/hd-geo-test.c
index 7cc8dfff1613..00afc209e6a4 100644
--- a/tests/hd-geo-test.c
+++ b/tests/hd-geo-test.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "libqtest.h"
 
-static const char test_image[] = "/tmp/qtest.XXXXXX";
-
 static char *create_test_img(int secs)
 {
     char *template = strdup("/tmp/qtest.XXXXXX");