diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
index 6eb0e06fb7..a4c7155785 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
@@ -2656,7 +2656,6 @@ TEST_P(TransactionTest, ColumnFamiliesTest) {
 TEST_P(TransactionTest, ColumnFamiliesTest2) {
   WriteOptions write_options;
   ReadOptions read_options, snapshot_read_options;
-  TransactionOptions txn_options;
   string value;
   Status s;
 
@@ -3302,7 +3301,6 @@ TEST_P(TransactionTest, LockLimitTest) {
 TEST_P(TransactionTest, IteratorTest) {
   WriteOptions write_options;
   ReadOptions read_options, snapshot_read_options;
-  TransactionOptions txn_options;
   std::string value;
   Status s;
 
@@ -3483,7 +3481,6 @@ TEST_P(TransactionTest, DisableIndexingTest) {
 TEST_P(TransactionTest, SavepointTest) {
   WriteOptions write_options;
   ReadOptions read_options, snapshot_read_options;
-  TransactionOptions txn_options;
   std::string value;
   Status s;
 
@@ -4738,7 +4735,6 @@ TEST_P(TransactionTest, ClearSnapshotTest) {
 TEST_P(TransactionTest, ToggleAutoCompactionTest) {
   Status s;
 
-  TransactionOptions txn_options;
   ColumnFamilyHandle *cfa, *cfb;
   ColumnFamilyOptions cf_options;