diff --git a/tests/test_checks_googlefonts.py b/tests/test_checks_googlefonts.py
index c80a35cc31..41195f4725 100644
--- a/tests/test_checks_googlefonts.py
+++ b/tests/test_checks_googlefonts.py
@@ -3962,7 +3962,6 @@ def test_check_axes_match(fp, mod, result, code):
     """Check if the axes match between the font and the Google Fonts version."""
     check = CheckTester("googlefonts/axes_match")
     ttFont = TTFont(fp)
-    expected = expected_font_names(ttFont, [])
     if mod:
         name, min_val, max_val = mod
         if not min_val and not max_val: