diff --git a/dlls/user32/tests/edit.c b/dlls/user32/tests/edit.c
index 2bdf0ededab..a4f7be7650e 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/tests/edit.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/tests/edit.c
@@ -1006,13 +1006,10 @@ static void test_text_position(void)
 static void test_espassword(void)
 {
     HWND hwEdit;
-    MSG msMessage;
     LONG r;
     char buffer[1024];
     const char* password = "secret";
 
-    msMessage.message = WM_KEYDOWN;
-
     hwEdit = create_editcontrol(ES_PASSWORD, 0);
     r = get_edit_style(hwEdit);
     ok(r == ES_PASSWORD, "Wrong style expected 0x%x got: 0x%x\n", ES_PASSWORD, r);