diff --git a/test/functional/bumpfee.py b/test/functional/bumpfee.py
index 172e4141889..c51a75cc265 100755
--- a/test/functional/bumpfee.py
+++ b/test/functional/bumpfee.py
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ def test_dust_to_fee(rbf_node, dest_address):
 def test_settxfee(rbf_node, dest_address):
     # check that bumpfee reacts correctly to the use of settxfee (paytxfee)
     rbfid = spend_one_input(rbf_node, dest_address)
-    rbftx = rbf_node.gettransaction(rbfid)
     requested_feerate = Decimal("0.00025000")
     rbf_node.settxfee(requested_feerate)
     bumped_tx = rbf_node.bumpfee(rbfid)