diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index c569fea968..9d66c9964c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   test 'update array content' do
-    content =
     topic = Topic.new
     topic.content = %w( one two three )