1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/test-char.c b/tests/test-char.c
index b3a77af085..c731313098 100644
--- a/tests/test-char.c
+++ b/tests/test-char.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ static void char_mux_test(void)
     FeHandler h1 = { 0, }, h2 = { 0, };
     CharBackend chr_be1, chr_be2;
 
-    muxes_realized = true; /* done after machine init */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("chardev"), "mux-label",
                             1, &error_abort);
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "backend", "ringbuf", &error_abort);