diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
index 58fbb48d7fe..989e3b0b4b5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
@@ -300,9 +300,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes-local [Feature:LocalPersistentVolumes] [S
 	})
 
 	Context("when using local volume provisioner", func() {
-		var (
-			volumePath string
-		)
+		var volumePath string
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			setupLocalVolumeProvisioner(config)