diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index 2068730ac2517..d309ad0253753 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -2332,7 +2332,6 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
 
   describe('focus event', () => {
     it('should not emit if focusing on a main window with a modal open', (done) => {
-      const childWindowClosed = false
       const child = new BrowserWindow({
         parent: w,
         modal: true,