diff --git a/sinatra-contrib/spec/cookies_spec.rb b/sinatra-contrib/spec/cookies_spec.rb
index 59e49475..ad46a038 100644
--- a/sinatra-contrib/spec/cookies_spec.rb
+++ b/sinatra-contrib/spec/cookies_spec.rb
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ describe Sinatra::Cookies do
     end
 
     it 'favors response over request cookies' do
-      seen = false
       value = nil
       cookie_route('foo=bar') do
         cookies[:foo] = 'baz'