diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/loader.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/loader.c
index 3a1508729f8..492203586f9 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/loader.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,6 @@ static void test_section_access(void)
         { IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE },
         { IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE }
     };
-    static const char filler[0x1000];
-    static const char section_data[0x10] = "section data";
     char buf[256];
     int i;
     DWORD dummy, file_align;