diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/ReactComponentLifeCycle-test.js b/src/core/__tests__/ReactComponentLifeCycle-test.js
index 9d809aaa5d..4f66eb10e2 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/ReactComponentLifeCycle-test.js
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/ReactComponentLifeCycle-test.js
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ describe('ReactComponentLifeCycle', function() {
       componentWillUnmount: logger('inner componentWillUnmount')
     });
     var instance;
-    var node;
 
     log = [];
     instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Outer x={17} />);