diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
index 046396b37c1504fb174b63feea159fef873e1563..65c853f6eb959f34e5018b22669a3f55df4b9422 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
@@ -937,9 +937,7 @@ def around_again
 end
 
 class ControllerWithTwoLessFilters < ControllerWithAllTypesOfFilters
-  $vbf = true
   skip_filter :around_again
-  $vbf = false
   skip_filter :after
 end