diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell/shell-cluster-agency.js b/js/server/tests/shell/shell-cluster-agency.js
index 15749d98b1..a2f4bceb33 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell/shell-cluster-agency.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell/shell-cluster-agency.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*jshint globalstrict:false, strict:false */
-/*global fail, assertFalse, assertTrue, assertEqual, assertNotEqual, ArangoAgency */
+/*global fail, assertFalse, assertTrue, assertEqual, ArangoAgency */
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief test the agency communication layer