diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactoryTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactoryTest.php
index d0989953def..e6335c46c8f 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Proxy/ProxyFactoryTest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     public function testReferenceProxyDelegatesLoadingToThePersister(): void
     {
         $identifier = ['id' => 42];
-        $proxyClass = 'Proxies\__CG__\Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceFeature';
         $persister  = $this->getMockBuilderWithOnlyMethods(BasicEntityPersister::class, ['loadById'])
             ->disableOriginalConstructor()
             ->getMock();