diff --git a/src/test/osd/RadosModel.h b/src/test/osd/RadosModel.h
index be9ff4bccd6..c74d627e0fc 100644
--- a/src/test/osd/RadosModel.h
+++ b/src/test/osd/RadosModel.h
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ public:
   void _begin()
   {
     ContDesc cont;
-    stringstream acc;
     {
       Mutex::Locker l(context->state_lock);
       cont = ContDesc(context->seq_num, context->current_snap,
@@ -656,7 +655,6 @@ public:
   void _begin()
   {
     ContDesc cont;
-    stringstream acc;
     {
       Mutex::Locker l(context->state_lock);
       cont = ContDesc(context->seq_num, context->current_snap,
@@ -877,8 +875,6 @@ public:
       return;
     }
 
-    stringstream acc;
-
     ObjectDesc contents(&context->cont_gen);
     context->find_object(oid, &contents);
     bool present = !contents.deleted();