diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 545038c6e09..c8a30ada825 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -544,11 +544,10 @@ func TestSchedulerNoPhantomPodAfterExpire(t *testing.T) {
 		st.RegisterBindPlugin(defaultbinder.Name, defaultbinder.New),
 		st.RegisterPluginAsExtensions(nodeports.Name, nodeports.New, "Filter", "PreFilter"),
 	}
-	scheduler, bindingChan, _ := setupTestSchedulerWithOnePodOnNode(t, queuedPodStore, scache, informerFactory, stop, pod, &node, fns...)
+	scheduler, bindingChan, errChan := setupTestSchedulerWithOnePodOnNode(t, queuedPodStore, scache, informerFactory, stop, pod, &node, fns...)
 
 	waitPodExpireChan := make(chan struct{})
 	timeout := make(chan struct{})
-	errChan := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {