diff --git a/build/build_test.go b/build/build_test.go
index 6af185954..382250b2d 100644
--- a/build/build_test.go
+++ b/build/build_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-var emptyEnv []string
-
 type dummy struct{}
 
 func (*dummy) WithDefaults(build config.Build) config.Build {