diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
index 1befcb190..ef7f0d481 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
@@ -498,9 +498,6 @@ TEST_F(CrasherTest, capabilities) {
 TEST(crash_dump, zombie) {
   pid_t forkpid = fork();
 
-  int pipefd[2];
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, pipe2(pipefd, O_CLOEXEC));
-
   pid_t rc;
   int status;