From 673e6ecccbdcc1416b405af0f748b69dc24467ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Daniel A. Wozniak" <dwozniak@vmware.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:12:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove dead code reference

---
 tests/support/pytest/transport.py | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/support/pytest/transport.py b/tests/support/pytest/transport.py
index 1835590275f..8e9b4504169 100644
--- a/tests/support/pytest/transport.py
+++ b/tests/support/pytest/transport.py
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class Collector(salt.utils.process.SignalHandlingProcess):
         self.started.set()
         last_msg = time.time()
         self.start = last_msg
-        serial = salt.payload.Serial(self.minion_config)
         crypticle = salt.crypt.Crypticle(self.minion_config, self.aes_key)
         self.gotone = False
         try: