diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/options/analysis_options_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/options/analysis_options_test.dart
index c237fd9b8a1..8e3ee8e2070 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/options/analysis_options_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/options/analysis_options_test.dart
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ code-style:
   }
 
   test_signature_on_merge() {
-    var resourceProvider = MemoryResourceProvider();
     var sourceFactory = SourceFactory([ResourceUriResolver(resourceProvider)]);
     var optionsProvider = AnalysisOptionsProvider(sourceFactory);
     var otherOptions = resourceProvider.getFile(