diff --git a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/HttpModuleTests.java b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/HttpModuleTests.java
index 44aebfd597a..0afef157e2b 100644
--- a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/HttpModuleTests.java
+++ b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/HttpModuleTests.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public class HttpModuleTests
             distributionRunner.start("--create-startd", "--approve-all-licenses", "--add-to-start=resources,server,http,webapp,deploy,jsp,jmx,jmx-remote,servlet,servlets");
             distributionRunner.stop();
 
-            Path jettyBase = distributionRunner.getJettyBase();
-
             File war = distributionRunner.resolveArtifact("org.eclipse.jetty.tests:test-simple-webapp:war:" + System.getProperty("jetty_version"));
             distributionRunner.installWarFile(war, "test");
             distributionRunner.start();
diff --git a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/JpmsActivatedTests.java b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/JpmsActivatedTests.java
index 6ef7548ca77..cd7964cd6cf 100644
--- a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/JpmsActivatedTests.java
+++ b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/JpmsActivatedTests.java
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ public class JpmsActivatedTests
             distributionRunner.start("--create-startd", "--approve-all-licenses", "--add-to-start=resources,server,http,webapp,deploy,jsp,jmx,jmx-remote,servlet,servlets");
             distributionRunner.stop();
 
-            Path jettyBase = distributionRunner.getJettyBase();
-
             File war = distributionRunner.resolveArtifact("org.eclipse.jetty.tests:test-simple-webapp:war:" + System.getProperty("jetty_version"));
             distributionRunner.installWarFile(war, "test");
             distributionRunner.start("--jpms");