diff --git a/command/node_drain_test.go b/command/node_drain_test.go
index 11b06879e..9156096e0 100644
--- a/command/node_drain_test.go
+++ b/command/node_drain_test.go
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ func TestNodeDrainCommand_Monitor(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, err = client.Jobs().Register(sysjob, nil)
 	require.Nil(err)
 
-	evals, _, _ := client.Evaluations().List(nil)
-
 	var allocs []*api.Allocation
 	testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
 		allocs, _, err = client.Nodes().Allocations(nodeID, nil)