diff --git a/glib/tests/slice-glib.c b/glib/tests/slice-glib.c
index 844d8e1ae..6d2f44895 100644
--- a/glib/tests/slice-glib.c
+++ b/glib/tests/slice-glib.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   (rand_accu = 1664525 * rand_accu + 1013904223, rand_accu)
 
 static guint    prime_size = 1021; /* 769; 509 */
-static gboolean clean_memchunks = FALSE;
 static guint    number_of_blocks = 10000;          /* total number of blocks allocated */
 static guint    number_of_repetitions = 10000;     /* number of alloc+free repetitions */
 static gboolean want_corruption = FALSE;
diff --git a/glib/tests/slice-malloc.c b/glib/tests/slice-malloc.c
index 5d3b6e657..1f51ba54d 100644
--- a/glib/tests/slice-malloc.c
+++ b/glib/tests/slice-malloc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   (rand_accu = 1664525 * rand_accu + 1013904223, rand_accu)
 
 static guint    prime_size = 1021; /* 769; 509 */
-static gboolean clean_memchunks = FALSE;
 static guint    number_of_blocks = 10000;          /* total number of blocks allocated */
 static guint    number_of_repetitions = 10000;     /* number of alloc+free repetitions */
 static gboolean want_corruption = FALSE;
diff --git a/glib/tests/slice-slab.c b/glib/tests/slice-slab.c
index cee92bf07..c3567907f 100644
--- a/glib/tests/slice-slab.c
+++ b/glib/tests/slice-slab.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   (rand_accu = 1664525 * rand_accu + 1013904223, rand_accu)
 
 static guint    prime_size = 1021; /* 769; 509 */
-static gboolean clean_memchunks = FALSE;
 static guint    number_of_blocks = 10000;          /* total number of blocks allocated */
 static guint    number_of_repetitions = 10000;     /* number of alloc+free repetitions */
 static gboolean want_corruption = FALSE;