diff --git a/Lib/test/test_import.py b/Lib/test/test_import.py
index 359ef915d2d..98d8a348bfe 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_import.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_execute_bit_not_copied(self):
             sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
             try:
                 fname = TESTFN + os.extsep + "py"
-                f = open(fname, 'w').close()
+                open(fname, 'w').close()
                 os.chmod(fname, (stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IROTH |
                                  stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH))
                 __import__(TESTFN)