diff --git a/tests/TalRepeatTest.php b/tests/TalRepeatTest.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/TalRepeatTest.php
+++ b/tests/TalRepeatTest.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class TalRepeatTest extends PHPTAL_TestCase
 
         $tpl = $this->newPHPTAL();
         $tpl->setSource('<tal:block tal:repeat="node nodes"><tal:block tal:condition="php:repeat.node.index==4">(len=${nodes/length})</tal:block>${repeat/node/key}${node/tagName}</tal:block>');
-        $tpl->nodes = $a = $doc->getElementsByTagName('*');
+        $tpl->nodes = $doc->getElementsByTagName('*');
 
         $this->assertEquals('0a1b2c3d(len=7)4e5f6g', $tpl->execute());
Removed a leftover from debug