diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
index 7b9302a..f18210b 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ protected function drupalLogout() {
    * @see \Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase::prepareEnvironment()
    */
   protected function setUp() {
-    global $user, $conf;
+    global $conf;
 
     // When running tests through the Simpletest UI (vs. on the command line),
     // Simpletest's batch conflicts with the installer's batch. Batch API does