diff --git a/qemu/tests/migration_with_netperf.py b/qemu/tests/migration_with_netperf.py
index 6a4b62562b9f6e826f0fba33b851a3b2b27fc86f..78e13751bb11bf44ec5c51c4c370d5d604b40446 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/migration_with_netperf.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/migration_with_netperf.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ def run(test, params, env):
         g_server_link = netperf_link
         g_server_path = server_path
         g_client_path = client_path
-        g_client_install = False
         g_server_md5sum = md5sum
         g_client_md5sum = md5sum
     elif params.get("os_type") == "windows":