diff --git a/manager/integration/tests/test_basic.py b/manager/integration/tests/test_basic.py
index 0a2c3fb7bf..4088e9fe8d 100644
--- a/manager/integration/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/manager/integration/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -4515,7 +4515,6 @@ def edit_configmap_allow_vol_exp(allow_exp):
                 print(e)
             finally:
                 time.sleep(RETRY_INTERVAL)
-        longhorn_storage_class = storage_api.read_storage_class("longhorn")
         assert longhorn_storage_class.allow_volume_expansion is allow_exp
 
     def finalizer():