diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index e7adb429018b..184af2fcc159 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -2861,8 +2861,6 @@ sub run_bisect_test {
 
     my $failed = 0;
     my $result;
-    my $output;
-    my $ret;
 
     $in_bisect = 1;