diff --git a/railties/test/application/rake_test.rb b/railties/test/application/rake_test.rb
index c6aea03d8cadbb7738bf7a6a4f090684a00d1e8e..076c5b3bbd9b9455f376e3c1abf2b60b32bc7b80 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/rake_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/rake_test.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ def test_rake_test_uncommitted_always_find_git_in_parent_dir
       app_name = File.basename(app_path)
       app_dir = File.dirname(app_path)
       moved_app_name = app_name + '_moved'
-      moved_app_path = "#{app_path}/#{moved_app_name}"
 
       Dir.chdir(app_dir) do
         # Go from "./app/" to "./app/app_moved"