diff --git a/tests/examples/app/appsink-src2.c b/tests/examples/app/appsink-src2.c
index 64b9a4d62c..a409fa8b4e 100644
--- a/tests/examples/app/appsink-src2.c
+++ b/tests/examples/app/appsink-src2.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ on_sink_message (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * message, ProgramData * data)
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  gchar *filename = NULL;
   ProgramData *data = NULL;
   gchar *string = NULL;
   GstBus *bus = NULL;
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   string =
       g_strdup_printf
       ("audiotestsrc num-buffers=200 ! wavenc ! wavparse ! appsink name=testsink");
-  g_free (filename);
   data->source = gst_parse_launch (string, NULL);
   g_free (string);