diff --git a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
index cbf96f181..867fcb6aa 100644
--- a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
@@ -1297,11 +1297,9 @@ test_setting_compare_vpn_secrets (NMSettingSecretFlags secret_flags,
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	GError *error = NULL;
-	DBusGConnection *bus;
 	char *base;
 
 	g_type_init ();
-	bus = dbus_g_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SESSION, NULL);
 
 	if (!nm_utils_init (&error))
 		FAIL ("nm-utils-init", "failed to initialize libnm-util: %s", error->message);