diff --git a/t/t4200-rerere.sh b/t/t4200-rerere.sh
index b68ab11f2915789cd04ac6bd43363aeab2079198..504802c987f7dc644c63d0e0d0a41275b556d82a 100755
--- a/t/t4200-rerere.sh
+++ b/t/t4200-rerere.sh
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ test_expect_success 'file2 added differently in two branches' '
 	git add file2 &&
 	git commit -m version2 &&
 	test_must_fail git merge fourth &&
-	sha1=$(sed -e "s/	.*//" .git/MERGE_RR) &&
-	rr=.git/rr-cache/$sha1 &&
 	echo Cello > file2 &&
 	git add file2 &&
 	git commit -m resolution