diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index 6c7f3a9c56..171983a9f5 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ class BasicsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   test "creating a record raises if preventing writes" do
     assert_raises ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid do
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.while_preventing_writes do
-        bird = Bird.create! name: "Bluejay"
+        Bird.create! name: "Bluejay"
       end
     end
   end