diff --git a/Lib/test/test_parser.py b/Lib/test/test_parser.py
index f11c92ee447..70eb9c0cc2b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_parser.py
@@ -699,8 +699,6 @@ class STObjectTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             children = node[1:-1] if hasstr else node[1:]
             if children:
                 res += XXXROUNDUP(len(children)) * nodesize
-            res1 = res
-            if children:
                 for child in children:
                     res += sizeofchildren(child)
             return res