diff --git a/test/gc/metaspace/G1AddMetaspaceDependency.java b/test/gc/metaspace/G1AddMetaspaceDependency.java
index 39716b977aed930e8fe4b298d690f6c37858af11..b8e8b1ad5988483048b9c249190023cedfc4dc35 100644
--- a/test/gc/metaspace/G1AddMetaspaceDependency.java
+++ b/test/gc/metaspace/G1AddMetaspaceDependency.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public class G1AddMetaspaceDependency {
     Loader f_loader = new Loader(b_name, b_bytes, a_name, a_loader);
     Loader g_loader = new Loader(b_name, b_bytes, a_name, a_loader);
 
-    byte[] b = new byte[20 * 2 << 20];
     Class<?> c;
     c = b_loader.loadClass(b_name);
     c = c_loader.loadClass(b_name);