diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
index 1a7377124a8..a23fb6645b6 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
@@ -4903,7 +4903,6 @@ static void test_xmlTypes(void)
 
     doc = create_document(&IID_IXMLDOMDocument);
 
-    pNextChild = (void*)0xdeadbeef;
     hr = IXMLDOMDocument_get_nextSibling(doc, NULL);
     ok(hr == E_INVALIDARG, "ret %08x\n", hr );