diff --git a/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh b/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh
index 209b4c7cd8..583e467683 100755
--- a/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh
+++ b/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ This test runs git ls-files with various relative path arguments.
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-new_line='
-'
 sq=\'
 
 test_expect_success 'prepare' '