diff --git a/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 0bc080eb3359f2f4a5bd129d12ec3dbb70db1751..3c8ab73263e7253cfec484023539ccd633b65736 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ def test_installed_packages(host):
     Tests if the necessary packages are installed.
     """
 
-    distribution_release = host.ansible("setup")["ansible_facts"]["ansible_distribution_release"]
-
     expected_package_name = "python3-pexpect"
 
     assert host.package(expected_package_name).is_installed