diff --git a/test/integration/http_client_test.rb b/test/integration/http_client_test.rb
index 20a9cf8d625e61897ebdf40f98b5ae271f344c13..fbf21d098613f4201665eb4a3b302a4b6c7b227e 100644
--- a/test/integration/http_client_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/http_client_test.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ class HttpClientTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_http_basic_auth
     Geocoder.configure(lookup: :geocoder_us, api_key: @api_keys["geocoder_us"])
     results = Geocoder.search "27701"
-    assert_not_nil (r = results.first)
+    assert_not_nil results.first
   end
 
   def test_ssl
     Geocoder.configure(lookup: :esri, use_https: true)
     results = Geocoder.search "27701"
-    assert_not_nil (r = results.first)
+    assert_not_nil results.first
   end
 end