diff --git a/pic-sure-auth-services/src/test/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/service/impl/authentication/RASAuthenticationServiceTest.java b/pic-sure-auth-services/src/test/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/service/impl/authentication/RASAuthenticationServiceTest.java
index 90fef8b4..b6b90423 100644
--- a/pic-sure-auth-services/src/test/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/service/impl/authentication/RASAuthenticationServiceTest.java
+++ b/pic-sure-auth-services/src/test/java/edu/harvard/hms/dbmi/avillach/auth/service/impl/authentication/RASAuthenticationServiceTest.java
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ public void testUpdateUserRoles_withEmptyDBGapPermissions() throws JsonProcessin
         String introspectionResponse =
                 "{\"active\":true,\"sub\":\"example_email@test.com\",\"client_id\":\"test_client_id\",\"passport_jwt_v11\":\""+ exampleRasPassport +"\"}";
         JsonNode introspectionResponseParsed = new ObjectMapper().readTree(introspectionResponse);
-        String code = "AlphaNumericCode";
         User user = createTestUser();
         Optional<Passport> passport = this.rasPassPortService.extractPassport(introspectionResponseParsed);
         assertTrue(passport.isPresent());