diff --git a/test/node-api/test_worker_terminate_finalization/test_worker_terminate_finalization.c b/test/node-api/test_worker_terminate_finalization/test_worker_terminate_finalization.c
index 6171f01e1519eb..bb23830ecd2731 100644
--- a/test/node-api/test_worker_terminate_finalization/test_worker_terminate_finalization.c
+++ b/test/node-api/test_worker_terminate_finalization/test_worker_terminate_finalization.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ napi_value Test(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   size_t argc = 1;
   napi_value argv[1];
   napi_value result;
-  napi_ref ref;
   void* bufferData = malloc(BUFFER_SIZE);
 
   NAPI_CALL(env, napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, NULL, NULL));