diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/ProfileTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/ProfileTest.php
index 4a56f5355ebd..622491574a71 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/ProfileTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/ProfileTest.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public function testProfileGetWithoutProfileId() {
     $params = array(
       'contact_id' => 1,
     );
-    $result = $this->callAPIFailure('profile', 'get', $params,
+    $this->callAPIFailure('profile', 'get', $params,
       'Mandatory key(s) missing from params array: profile_id'
     );
   }