diff --git a/test/tasks/instance_test.exs b/test/tasks/instance_test.exs
index 61f5833fc..a0cc5d7c7 100644
--- a/test/tasks/instance_test.exs
+++ b/test/tasks/instance_test.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.InstanceTest do
   use ExUnit.Case
 
   setup do
-    static_dir = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :static_dir])
     File.mkdir_p!(tmp_path())
 
     on_exit(fn ->