diff -u b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
--- b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
     $this->assertResult(3, 7, 11, 15);
 
     // An entity might have either red or blue figure.
-    $query = $this->factory->get('entity_test_mulrev');
     $this->queryResults = $this->factory->get('entity_test_mulrev')
       ->condition("$figures.color", array('blue', 'red'), 'IN')
       ->sort('id')