diff --git a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2FrameWriterTest.java b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2FrameWriterTest.java
index 5850b01445..81db8fbc1f 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2FrameWriterTest.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2FrameWriterTest.java
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ public class DefaultHttp2FrameWriterTest {
 
         promise = new DefaultChannelPromise(channel, ImmediateEventExecutor.INSTANCE);
 
-        http2HeadersEncoder = new DefaultHttp2HeadersEncoder();
-
         Answer<Object> answer = var1 -> {
             Object msg = var1.getArgument(0);
             if (msg instanceof ByteBuf) {