diff --git a/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnavigation.test.ts b/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnavigation.test.ts
index ec1095d2e0..1b6ed70600 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnavigation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnavigation.test.ts
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ describe('ReactNavigationInstrumentation', () => {
         routeChangeTimeoutMs: 200,
         useDispatchedActionData: true,
       });
-      const freshMockNavigation = createMockNavigationAndAttachTo(rNavigation);
+      createMockNavigationAndAttachTo(rNavigation);
 
       const rnTracing = reactNativeTracingIntegration();
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({