diff --git a/tests-clay/object/commit/commitstagedfile.c b/tests-clay/object/commit/commitstagedfile.c
index fd149bfc3..764013b38 100644
--- a/tests-clay/object/commit/commitstagedfile.c
+++ b/tests-clay/object/commit/commitstagedfile.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ void test_object_commit_commitstagedfile__initialize(void)
 {
 	cl_fixture("treebuilder");
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_init(&repo, "treebuilder/", 0));
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "treebuilder/.git"));
 	cl_assert(repo != NULL);
 }