diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/run-tox.sh b/jenkins/scripts/run-tox.sh
index bac5665f54..a907a1b57b 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/run-tox.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/run-tox.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function freeze_venv {
 function process_testr_artifacts {
     if [ -d ".stestr" ] ; then
         if [ -f ".stestr/0" ] ; then
-            stestr=1
             $bin_path/stestr last --subunit > ./testrepository.subunit
         fi
     else