diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
index 365a00773..c9babc34e 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ func TestHardLink(t *testing.T) {
 			"expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
 
 		testRunCheck(t, gopts)
-		stat1 := dirStats(env.repo)
 
 		// restore all backups and compare
 		for i, snapshotID := range snapshotIDs {