diff --git a/tests/check/elements/funnel.c b/tests/check/elements/funnel.c
index fa64a3a496..af56d5491e 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/funnel.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/funnel.c
@@ -377,16 +377,16 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_funnel_stress)
 {
   GstHarness *h0 = gst_harness_new_with_padnames ("funnel", "sink_0", "src");
   GstHarness *h1 = gst_harness_new_with_element (h0->element, "sink_1", NULL);
-  GstHarnessThread *state, *req, *push0, *push1;
-  GstPadTemplate *templ = gst_element_class_get_pad_template (
-      GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (h0->element), "sink_%u");
+  GstHarnessThread *req, *push0, *push1;
+  GstPadTemplate *templ =
+      gst_element_class_get_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (h0->element),
+      "sink_%u");
   GstCaps *caps = gst_caps_from_string ("testcaps");
   GstBuffer *buf = gst_buffer_new ();
   GstSegment segment;
 
   gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
 
-  state = gst_harness_stress_statechange_start (h0);
   req = gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start (h0, templ, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
   push0 = gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start (h0, caps, &segment, buf);
   push1 = gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start (h1, caps, &segment, buf);
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_funnel_stress)
   gst_harness_stress_thread_stop (push1);
   gst_harness_stress_thread_stop (push0);
   gst_harness_stress_thread_stop (req);
-  gst_harness_stress_thread_stop (state);
 
   gst_harness_teardown (h1);
   gst_harness_teardown (h0);