diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 713a2c74..78683daf 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # Remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 
-# Offense count: 1
-Lint/UselessAssignment:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'test/functional/controller_test.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 1
 Lint/Void:
   Exclude:
diff --git a/test/functional/controller_test.rb b/test/functional/controller_test.rb
index 3157c796..d24e3ea9 100644
--- a/test/functional/controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/controller_test.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     w = assigns(:widget)
     assert_equal 0, w.versions.length
     delete :destroy, params_wrapper({ id: w.id })
-    widget = assigns(:widget)
     assert_equal 0, PaperTrail::Version.with_item_keys('Widget', w.id).size
   end