diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 14cd4a81e9..ec64a2c382 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Rector\CodeQualityStrict\Rector\Variable\MoveVariableDeclarationNearReferenc
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\FuncCall\CountArrayToEmptyArrayComparisonRector;
 use Rector\Core\Configuration\Option;
 use Rector\Core\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
+use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Concat\RemoveConcatAutocastRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Foreach_\RemoveUnusedForeachKeyRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Property\RemoveUnusedPrivatePropertyRector;
@@ -99,4 +100,5 @@ return static function (ContainerConfigurator $containerConfigurator): void {
     $services->set(AddPregQuoteDelimiterRector::class);
     $services->set(SimplifyRegexPatternRector::class);
     $services->set(RemoveExtraParametersRector::class);
+    $services->set(RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector::class);
 };
diff --git a/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php b/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
index 8701922e73..2988fe3e30 100644
--- a/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/API/ResponseTraitTest.php
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class ResponseTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $original                = $_SERVER;
         $_SERVER['CONTENT_TYPE'] = $mimeType;
 
-        $controller = $this->makeController([], 'http://codeigniter.com', ['Accept' => $mimeType]);
+        $this->makeController([], 'http://codeigniter.com', ['Accept' => $mimeType]);
         $this->assertEquals($mimeType, $this->request->getHeaderLine('Accept'), 'Request header...');
         $this->response->setContentType($contentType);
         $this->assertEquals($contentType, $this->response->getHeaderLine('Content-Type'), 'Response header pre-response...');
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
index bb998f9302..d228c51b60 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandlerTest.php
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ final class FileHandlerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testGetCacheInfo()
     {
-        $time = time();
         $this->fileHandler->save(self::$key1, 'value');
 
         $actual = $this->fileHandler->getCacheInfo();
diff --git a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
index d67be6d671..4511d291c8 100644
--- a/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class CodeIgniterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         ob_start();
         $this->codeigniter->useSafeOutput(true)->run();
-        $output = ob_get_clean();
+        ob_get_clean();
 
         $response = $this->getPrivateProperty($this->codeigniter, 'response');
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class CodeIgniterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         ob_start();
         $codeigniter->useSafeOutput(true)->run();
-        $output = ob_get_clean();
+        ob_get_clean();
 
         $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/', $response->header('Location')->getValue());
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsSendTest.php b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsSendTest.php
index d87828de1f..5d09a71e8a 100644
--- a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsSendTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsSendTest.php
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class CommonFunctionsSendTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
diff --git a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
index 32e3ce357d..6a79871006 100644
--- a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class CommonFunctionsTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $_POST    = ['location' => $locations];
 
         $response = new RedirectResponse(new App());
-        $returned = $response->withInput();
+        $response->withInput();
 
         $this->assertEquals($locations, old('location'));
     }
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ class CommonFunctionsTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $loginTime = time();
 
-        $response = new Response(new App());
-
         $routes = service('routes');
         $routes->add('user/login', 'Auth::verify', ['as' => 'login']);
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/BadQueryTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/BadQueryTest.php
index d32d949d98..d7af31b859 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/BadQueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/BadQueryTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BadQueryTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->setPrivateProperty($this->db, 'DBDebug', true);
         // expect an exception, class and message varies by DBMS
         $this->expectException(Exception::class);
-        $query = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM table_does_not_exist');
+        $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM table_does_not_exist');
 
         // this code is never executed
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/DEBugTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/DEBugTest.php
index dc387f2aa2..61bae0c566 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/DEBugTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/DEBugTest.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class DEBugTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->setPrivateProperty($this->db, 'DBDebug', true);
         $this->expectException('Exception');
-        $result = $this->db->simpleQuery('SELECT * FROM db_error');
+        $this->db->simpleQuery('SELECT * FROM db_error');
     }
 
     public function testDBDebugFalse()
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
index 1d2e8b004c..b07f374b23 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/ForgeTest.php
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class ForgeTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $this->forge->addKey('id', true);
         $this->forge->addUniqueKey(['username', 'active']);
-        $create = $this->forge->createTable('forge_test_fields', true);
+        $this->forge->createTable('forge_test_fields', true);
 
         $fieldsNames = $this->db->getFieldNames('forge_test_fields');
         $fieldsData  = $this->db->getFieldData('forge_test_fields');
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLite/AlterTableTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLite/AlterTableTest.php
index 113b77aba7..a7286ccd07 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLite/AlterTableTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/SQLite/AlterTableTest.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class AlterTableTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $this->seeInDatabase('foo', ['name' => 'George Clinton']);
 
-        $result = $this->table
+        $this->table
             ->fromTable('foo')
             ->dropColumn('name')
             ->run();
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/UpdateTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/UpdateTest.php
index 4de6968474..b0e51a2e4d 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/UpdateTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/UpdateTest.php
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ class UpdateTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ->set('description', 'name', false)
             ->update();
 
-        $result = $this->db->table('user')->get()->getResultArray();
-
         $this->seeInDatabase('job', [
             'name'        => 'Developer',
             'description' => 'Developer',
diff --git a/tests/system/Files/FileTest.php b/tests/system/Files/FileTest.php
index c954c5b102..dfccd4c016 100644
--- a/tests/system/Files/FileTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Files/FileTest.php
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ class FileTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->expectException('CodeIgniter\Files\Exceptions\FileNotFoundException');
 
-        $file = new File(SYSTEMPATH . 'Commoner.php', true);
+        new File(SYSTEMPATH . 'Commoner.php', true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
index 818f9a9e57..cf08026acf 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/ContentSecurityPolicyTest.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ContentSecurityPolicyTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testExistence()
     {
         $this->prepare();
-        $result = $this->work();
+        $this->work();
 
         $this->assertHeaderEmitted('Content-Security-Policy:');
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ContentSecurityPolicyTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->prepare();
         $this->csp->reportOnly(false);
-        $result = $this->work();
+        $this->work();
 
         $this->assertHeaderEmitted('Content-Security-Policy:');
     }
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class ContentSecurityPolicyTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testCSPDisabled()
     {
         $this->prepare(false);
-        $result = $this->work();
+        $this->work();
         $this->response->CSP->addStyleSrc('https://example.com');
 
         $this->assertHeaderNotEmitted('content-security-policy', true);
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/DownloadResponseTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/DownloadResponseTest.php
index 96cc8841fd..eb0f5ddde0 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/DownloadResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/DownloadResponseTest.php
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ class DownloadResponseTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseSendTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseSendTest.php
index 261fffeb52..e776b3805a 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseSendTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseSendTest.php
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ class ResponseSendTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ class ResponseSendTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
@@ -125,8 +121,6 @@ class ResponseSendTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseTest.php
index d0ad3d4023..81ef36a3ef 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/ResponseTest.php
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ class ResponseTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $response = new Response(new App());
 
-        $date = date('r');
-
         $options = [];
 
         $response->setCache($options);
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/URITest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/URITest.php
index 20390c829b..a392c25e59 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/URITest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/URITest.php
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ class URITest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $url = 'http://example.com/path';
         $uri = new URI($url);
 
-        $expected = 'http://example.com/path?key=value';
-
         $this->expectException(HTTPException::class);
         $uri->setQuery('?key=value#fragment');
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/Helpers/DateHelperTest.php b/tests/system/Helpers/DateHelperTest.php
index 262a2a37bf..44d5e1d859 100644
--- a/tests/system/Helpers/DateHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Helpers/DateHelperTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ final class DateHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testNowDefault()
     {
-        $time = new DateTime();
         $this->assertCloseEnough(now(), time());  // close enough
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Helpers/FilesystemHelperTest.php b/tests/system/Helpers/FilesystemHelperTest.php
index 9b6a6eba6f..5b409c0eee 100644
--- a/tests/system/Helpers/FilesystemHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Helpers/FilesystemHelperTest.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class FilesystemHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // Create a subdirectory
         $this->structure['foo']['bam'] = ['zab' => 'A deep file'];
 
-        $vfs  = vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
+        vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
         $root = rtrim(vfsStream::url('root') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 
         directory_mirror($root . 'foo', $root . 'boo');
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class FilesystemHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->structure['foo']['far'] = 'all your base';
         $this->structure['foo']['faz'] = 'are belong to us';
 
-        $vfs  = vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
+        vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
         $root = rtrim(vfsStream::url('root') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 
         directory_mirror($root . 'foo', $root . 'boo', true);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class FilesystemHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->structure['foo']['far'] = 'all your base';
         $this->structure['foo']['faz'] = 'are belong to us';
 
-        $vfs  = vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
+        vfsStream::setup('root', null, $this->structure);
         $root = rtrim(vfsStream::url('root') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 
         directory_mirror($root . 'foo', $root . 'boo', false);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class FilesystemHelperTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     public function testWriteFileFailure()
     {
-        $vfs = vfsStream::setup('root');
+        vfsStream::setup('root');
 
         $this->assertFalse(write_file(vfsStream::url('apple#test.php'), 'Simple'));
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php b/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
index 2752932482..02436c2a90 100644
--- a/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ final class MiscUrlTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testPreviousURLUsesRefererIfNeeded()
     {
         $uri1 = 'http://example.com/one?two';
-        $uri2 = 'http://example.com/two?foo';
 
         $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] = $uri1;
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Images/BaseHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Images/BaseHandlerTest.php
index ced0f212e6..6a3f42cd76 100644
--- a/tests/system/Images/BaseHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Images/BaseHandlerTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BaseHandlerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         ];
         vfsStream::create($structure);
         // with one of them read only
-        $wont = $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
+        $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
 
         // for VFS tests
         $this->start = $this->root->url() . '/';
diff --git a/tests/system/Images/GDHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Images/GDHandlerTest.php
index a04a4126cb..3a9cc6b4ef 100644
--- a/tests/system/Images/GDHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Images/GDHandlerTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class GDHandlerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         ];
         vfsStream::create($structure);
         // with one of them read only
-        $wont = $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
+        $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
 
         $this->start = $this->root->url() . '/';
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Images/ImageTest.php b/tests/system/Images/ImageTest.php
index 44d150e256..e4ac95960c 100644
--- a/tests/system/Images/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Images/ImageTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ImageTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         ];
         vfsStream::create($structure);
         // with one of them read only
-        $wont = $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
+        $this->root->getChild('wontwork')->chmod(0400);
 
         $this->start = $this->root->url() . '/';
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Log/Handlers/ChromeLoggerHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Log/Handlers/ChromeLoggerHandlerTest.php
index 032cf94de2..297808d0ab 100644
--- a/tests/system/Log/Handlers/ChromeLoggerHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Log/Handlers/ChromeLoggerHandlerTest.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ChromeLoggerHandlerTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $data              = new stdClass();
         $data->code        = 123;
         $data->explanation = "That's no moon, it's a pumpkin";
-        $result            = $logger->setDateFormat('F j, Y');
+        $logger->setDateFormat('F j, Y');
 
         $logger->handle('warning', $data);
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
index d869faf133..bd8deeea9f 100644
--- a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class RouteCollectionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $routes->add('path/(:any)/to/(:num)', 'myController::goto/$1/$2');
 
         $this->expectException(RouterException::class);
-        $match = $routes->reverseRoute('myController::goto', 13, 'string');
+        $routes->reverseRoute('myController::goto', 13, 'string');
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/system/Test/ControllerTestTraitTest.php b/tests/system/Test/ControllerTestTraitTest.php
index e93089fba2..5933140925 100644
--- a/tests/system/Test/ControllerTestTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Test/ControllerTestTraitTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $logger = new Logger(new LoggerConfig());
-        $result = $this->withURI('http://example.com')
+        $this->withURI('http://example.com')
             ->withLogger($logger)
             ->controller(NeverHeardOfIt::class)
             ->execute('index');
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     {
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $logger = new Logger(new LoggerConfig());
-        $result = $this->withURI('http://example.com')
+        $this->withURI('http://example.com')
             ->withLogger($logger)
             ->controller(Home::class)
             ->execute('nothere');
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ->controller(Home::class)
             ->execute('index');
 
-        $body = $result->response()->getBody();
         $this->assertTrue($result->isOK());
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ->controller(Home::class)
             ->execute('index');
 
-        $body = $result->response()->getBody();
         $this->assertTrue($result->isOK());
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ->controller(Popcorn::class)
             ->execute('index');
 
-        $body = $result->response()->getBody();
         $this->assertTrue($result->isOK());
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +219,6 @@ class ControllerTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
             ->controller(Home::class)
             ->execute('index');
 
-        $body = $result->response()->getBody();
         $this->assertTrue($result->isOK());
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Test/FabricatorTest.php b/tests/system/Test/FabricatorTest.php
index 9db734c9d5..4ff7955f04 100644
--- a/tests/system/Test/FabricatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Test/FabricatorTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class FabricatorTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage(lang('Fabricator.invalidModel'));
 
-        $fabricator = new Fabricator('SillyRabbit\Models\AreForKids');
+        new Fabricator('SillyRabbit\Models\AreForKids');
     }
 
     public function testConstructorSetsFormatters()
diff --git a/tests/system/Test/FilterTestTraitTest.php b/tests/system/Test/FilterTestTraitTest.php
index 773a0b0836..9df20bdd79 100644
--- a/tests/system/Test/FilterTestTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Test/FilterTestTraitTest.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class FilterTestTraitTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->expectException('InvalidArgumentException');
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid filter position passed: banana');
 
-        $caller = $this->getFilterCaller('test-customfilter', 'banana');
+        $this->getFilterCaller('test-customfilter', 'banana');
     }
 
     public function testCallerUsesClonedInstance()
diff --git a/tests/system/Test/TestCaseEmissionsTest.php b/tests/system/Test/TestCaseEmissionsTest.php
index 9e2e45b92a..4bacbb2b9f 100644
--- a/tests/system/Test/TestCaseEmissionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Test/TestCaseEmissionsTest.php
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ class TestCaseEmissionsTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         // send it
         ob_start();
         $response->send();
-
-        $buffer = ob_clean();
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
@@ -81,8 +79,7 @@ class TestCaseEmissionsTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         // send it
         ob_start();
-        $response->send();
-        $output = ob_clean(); // what really was sent
+        $response->send(); // what really was sent
         if (ob_get_level() > 0) {
             ob_end_clean();
         }
diff --git a/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php b/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
index 8883e55a4d..40f2a3d924 100644
--- a/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Validation/ValidationTest.php
@@ -451,10 +451,6 @@ final class ValidationTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $config->baseURL = 'http://example.com/';
 
         $request = new IncomingRequest($config, new URI(), $rawstring, new UserAgent());
-
-        $rules = [
-            'role' => 'required|min_length[5]',
-        ];
         $this->validation->withRequest($request->withMethod('patch'))->run($data);
         $this->assertEquals([], $this->validation->getErrors());
     }
diff --git a/tests/system/View/ParserFilterTest.php b/tests/system/View/ParserFilterTest.php
index d2b9f001c4..050fe7d5b8 100644
--- a/tests/system/View/ParserFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/View/ParserFilterTest.php
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ class ParserFilterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
     public function testDateModify()
     {
         $parser = new Parser($this->config, $this->viewsDir, $this->loader);
-
-        $today     = date('Y-m-d');
         $tommorrow = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+1 day'));
 
         $data = [
diff --git a/tests/system/View/ViewTest.php b/tests/system/View/ViewTest.php
index 1e65901efd..351deb6224 100644
--- a/tests/system/View/ViewTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/View/ViewTest.php
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ class ViewTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $view = new View($this->config, $this->viewsDir, $this->loader);
 
         $view->setVar('testString', 'Hello World');
-        $expected = "<p>Open</p>\n<h1>Hello World</h1>";
 
         $content = $view->render('extend_include');