diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GroupRootResourceTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GroupRootResourceTest.java
index 7f88ceb50f..9c943efdfa 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GroupRootResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GroupRootResourceTest.java
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ public class GroupRootResourceTest {
 
     Group group = createDummyGroup();
     when(groupManager.get("admin")).thenReturn(group);
-    Group updatedGroup = createDummyGroup();
-    updatedGroup.setDescription("Updated description");
 
     MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
       .put("/" + GroupRootResource.GROUPS_PATH_V2 + "admin")
@@ -138,9 +136,6 @@ public class GroupRootResourceTest {
     URL url = Resources.getResource("sonia/scm/api/v2/group-test-update.json");
     byte[] groupJson = Resources.toByteArray(url);
 
-    Group updatedGroup = createDummyGroup();
-    updatedGroup.setDescription("Updated description");
-
     MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest
       .put("/" + GroupRootResource.GROUPS_PATH_V2 + "idontexist")
       .contentType(VndMediaType.GROUP)