diff --git a/tests/test_apply_filter.py b/tests/test_apply_filter.py
index 3174211f34..62372516a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_apply_filter.py
+++ b/tests/test_apply_filter.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def test_3d(self):
                 ],
             ]
         )
-        expected = expected
         # testing shapes
         k = torch.tensor([[[1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1]]])
         for kernel in (k, k[None], k[None][None]):
diff --git a/tests/test_separable_filter.py b/tests/test_separable_filter.py
index e152ad2c2b..e6838e2f9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_separable_filter.py
+++ b/tests/test_separable_filter.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def test_3d(self):
                 ],
             ]
         )
-        expected = expected
         # testing shapes
         k = torch.tensor([1, 1, 1])
         for kernel in (k, [k] * 3):