diff --git a/testbench/testbench.sv b/testbench/testbench.sv
index 0bcc34079..caa60e23c 100644
--- a/testbench/testbench.sv
+++ b/testbench/testbench.sv
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ module testbench;
     integer        i;
     logic [31:0]   sig32[0:SIGNATURESIZE];
     logic [P.XLEN-1:0] signature[0:SIGNATURESIZE];
-    string            signame, pathname;
+    string            signame;
     logic [P.XLEN-1:0] testadr, testadrNoBase;
     
     // for tests with no self checking mechanism, read .signature.output file and compare to check for errors