diff --git a/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.cons/T_size_size.pass.cpp b/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.cons/T_size_size.pass.cpp
index 312e4d27f..c8d14a1d0 100644
--- a/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.cons/T_size_size.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.cons/T_size_size.pass.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void
 test(SV sv, unsigned pos, unsigned n, const typename S::allocator_type& a)
 {
     typedef typename S::traits_type T;
-    typedef typename S::allocator_type A;
     if (pos <= sv.size())
     {
         S s2(sv, pos, n, a);