diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTaskTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTaskTest.java
index cf309559a..9e57dd498 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTaskTest.java
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ public class ExecTaskTest {
             myBuildFile = buildFile;
             this.target = target;
             project = new Project();
-            project = new Project();
             project.init();
             project.setUserProperty("ant.file", myBuildFile.getAbsolutePath());
             ProjectHelper.configureProject(project, myBuildFile);