diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.test.c b/src/kernel/faction.test.c
index 5317b4c04..42e76d1a8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/faction.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.test.c
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ static void test_set_origin(CuTest *tc) {
 
 static void test_set_origin_bug(CuTest *tc) {
     faction *f;
-    region *r;
     plane *pl;
     int x = 17, y = 10;
 
     test_cleanup();
     test_create_world();
-    r = test_create_region(x, y, 0);
     pl = create_new_plane(0, "", 0, 19, 0, 19, 0);
     f = test_create_faction(0);
     faction_setorigin(f, 0, -10, 3);