diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/trustedresources/verify_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/trustedresources/verify_test.go
index 36fc53fe7a4..6ecd6ae7f5f 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/trustedresources/verify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/trustedresources/verify_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	namespace = "tekton-pipelines"
-	password  = "hello"
 )
 
 var (