--- a/tests/test-merge-commit
+++ b/tests/test-merge-commit
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
#!/bin/sh
# check that renames are correctly saved by a commit after a merge
-HGMERGE=merge
-export HGMERGE
-
# test with the merge on 3 having the rename on the local parent
hg init a
cd a