diff --git a/dlls/hlink/tests/browse_ctx.c b/dlls/hlink/tests/browse_ctx.c
index 319352500ca..95a72d77722 100644
--- a/dlls/hlink/tests/browse_ctx.c
+++ b/dlls/hlink/tests/browse_ctx.c
@@ -165,16 +165,12 @@ static void test_GetObject(void)
 {
     IHlinkBrowseContext *bc;
     IMoniker *dummy;
-    IBindCtx *bindctx;
     IUnknown *unk;
     WCHAR one[] = {'1',0};
     WCHAR five[] = {'5',0};
     DWORD cookie;
     HRESULT hres;
 
-    hres = CreateBindCtx(0, &bindctx);
-    ok(hres == S_OK, "CreateBindCtx() failed: 0x%08x\n", hres);
-
     hres = CreateItemMoniker(one, five, &dummy);
     ok(hres == S_OK, "CreateItemMoniker() failed: 0x%08x\n", hres);
 
@@ -198,6 +194,7 @@ static void test_GetObject(void)
     ok(hres == MK_E_UNAVAILABLE, "expected MK_E_UNAVAILABLE, got 0x%08x\n", hres);
 
     IHlinkBrowseContext_Release(bc);
+    IMoniker_Release(dummy);
 }
 
 START_TEST(browse_ctx)