diff --git a/eth/handler_eth_test.go b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
index 47d7691924..700898158b 100644
--- a/eth/handler_eth_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ func testBroadcastBlock(t *testing.T, peers, bcasts int) {
 	)
 
 	for i, sink := range sinks {
-		sink := sink // Closure for goroutine below
-
 		sourcePipe, sinkPipe := p2p.MsgPipe()
 		defer sourcePipe.Close()
 		defer sinkPipe.Close()