diff --git a/tests/test_traceback.py b/tests/test_traceback.py
index af226f319..7f1525c28 100644
--- a/tests/test_traceback.py
+++ b/tests/test_traceback.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 from rich.theme import Theme
 from rich.traceback import Traceback, install
 
-CAPTURED_EXCEPTION = 'Traceback (most recent call last):\n╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮\n│ File "/Users/textualize/projects/rich/tests/test_traceback.py", line 26, in test_handler        │\n│    23     try:                                                                                   │\n│    24         old_handler = install(console=console, line_numbers=False)                         │\n│    25         try:                                                                               │\n│  ❱ 26             1 / 0                                                                          │\n│    27         except Exception:                                                                  │\n│    28             exc_type, exc_value, traceback = sys.exc_info()                                │\n│    29             sys.excepthook(exc_type, exc_value, traceback)                                 │\n╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯\nZeroDivisionError: division by zero\n'
-
 
 def test_handler():
     console = Console(file=io.StringIO(), width=100, color_system=None)