diff --git a/tests/makeinstancesufo_test.py b/tests/makeinstancesufo_test.py
index b960f8ad0..92b5dfe9b 100644
--- a/tests/makeinstancesufo_test.py
+++ b/tests/makeinstancesufo_test.py
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ def test_strict_flag(capfd):
     """
     runner_args = ['-t', TOOL, '-o', 'a', 'c', 'n', 's', 'd', f'_{get_input_path("OverlappingPoints.designspace")}']  # noqa: E501
     runner(runner_args)
-    captured = capfd.readouterr()
 
     for ufo_filename in ("overlapping-Thin.ufo", "overlapping-Black.ufo"):
         expected_path = _get_output_path(ufo_filename, 'expected_output')