diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 656536edcfb..8e7c3e6693f 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ my $opt_report_features;
 our $opt_check_testcases;
 our $opt_mark_progress;
 
-our $opt_skip;
 our $opt_skip_rpl;
 our $max_slave_num= 0;
 our $max_master_num= 1;