diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/character_sets_dir_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/character_sets_dir_basic.test
index cc3423c71f1..0bbfd04133d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/character_sets_dir_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/character_sets_dir_basic.test
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #
 # show the global and session values;
 #
---eval select '$MYSQL_CHARSETSDIR'
 --replace_result $MYSQL_CHARSETSDIR MYSQL_CHARSETSDIR
 select @@global.character_sets_dir;
 --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR