diff --git a/ci/test_python_common.sh b/ci/test_python_common.sh
index a46116b38e..aa2145bbae 100644
--- a/ci/test_python_common.sh
+++ b/ci/test_python_common.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ PYTHON_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 python)
 RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR=${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR:-"${PWD}/test-results"}
 RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR=${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR:-"${PWD}/coverage-results"}
 mkdir -p "${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}" "${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR}"
-SUITEERROR=0
 
 rapids-print-env