diff --git a/tests/core/piStringListTest.cpp b/tests/core/piStringListTest.cpp
index 7edacb57..26f42c8b 100644
--- a/tests/core/piStringListTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/piStringListTest.cpp
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ TEST(PIStringList_Tests, construct_four_str_move_data){
 }
 
 TEST(PIStringList_Tests, construct_std_initializer_list_length){
-	PIString str1 = "first string";
-	PIString str2 = "second string";
-	PIString str3 = "third string";
-	PIString str4 = "fourth string";
 	PIStringList lis {"first string", "second string", "third string", "fourth string", "fourth string"};
 	ASSERT_EQ(lis.length(), 5);
 }
@@ -163,16 +159,12 @@ TEST(PIStringList_Tests, construct_std_initializer_list_data){
 	PIString str2 = "second string";
 	PIString str3 = "third string";
 	PIString str4 = "fourth string";
-	PIString str1_res = str1;
-	PIString str2_res = str2;
-	PIString str3_res = str3;
-	PIString str4_res = str4;
 	PIStringList lis {"first string", "second string", "third string", "fourth string", "fourth string"};
-	ASSERT_EQ(lis[0], str1_res);
-	ASSERT_EQ(lis[1], str2_res);
-	ASSERT_EQ(lis[2], str3_res);
-	ASSERT_EQ(lis[3], str4_res);
-	ASSERT_EQ(lis[4], str4_res);
+	ASSERT_EQ(lis[0], str1);
+	ASSERT_EQ(lis[1], str2);
+	ASSERT_EQ(lis[2], str3);
+	ASSERT_EQ(lis[3], str4);
+	ASSERT_EQ(lis[4], str4);
 }
 
 TEST(PIStringList_Tests, construct_list_length){