diff --git a/test/tc_country.rb b/test/tc_country.rb
index 727df30c..4de8c5b7 100644
--- a/test/tc_country.rb
+++ b/test/tc_country.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ def test_reload
     # If country gets reloaded for some reason, it needs to force a reload of
     # the country index.
     
-    c = Country.get('US')
     assert_equal('US', Country.get('US').code)
 
     # Suppress redefined method warnings.
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ def test_reload
       load 'tzinfo/country.rb'
     end
     
-    c = Country.get('US')
     assert_equal('US', Country.get('US').code)
   end