diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/domain/token/AllocationTokenTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/domain/token/AllocationTokenTest.java
index 949b6ff87..db8c579e9 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/domain/token/AllocationTokenTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/domain/token/AllocationTokenTest.java
@@ -197,12 +197,8 @@ public class AllocationTokenTest extends EntityTestCase {
                 .build());
     AllocationToken loadedToken = loadByEntity(token);
     assertThat(token).isEqualTo(loadedToken);
-    AllocationToken modifiedToken =
-        persistResource(
-            loadedToken
-                .asBuilder()
-                .setRenewalPriceBehavior(RenewalPriceBehavior.SPECIFIED)
-                .build());
+    persistResource(
+        loadedToken.asBuilder().setRenewalPriceBehavior(RenewalPriceBehavior.SPECIFIED).build());
     assertThat(loadByEntity(token).getRenewalPriceBehavior())
         .isEqualTo(RenewalPriceBehavior.SPECIFIED);
   }