diff --git a/tests/delete.c b/tests/delete.c
index 38dccfb..bf3336c 100644
--- a/tests/delete.c
+++ b/tests/delete.c
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ static void process_devices(char **argv)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	GMainLoop *loop;
-
 	g_type_init();
-	loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 	create_manager();
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/tests/enroll.c b/tests/enroll.c
index 260fb17..6e6fe0e 100644
--- a/tests/enroll.c
+++ b/tests/enroll.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static void release_device(DBusGProxy *dev)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	GMainLoop *loop;
 	DBusGProxy *dev;
 	char *username;
 
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (fprintd_marshal_VOID__STRING_BOOLEAN,
 					   G_TYPE_NONE, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, G_TYPE_INVALID);
 
-	loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 	create_manager();
 
 	username = NULL;
diff --git a/tests/list.c b/tests/list.c
index 074457e..a7f2f48 100644
--- a/tests/list.c
+++ b/tests/list.c
@@ -130,10 +130,7 @@ static void process_devices(char **argv)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	GMainLoop *loop;
-
 	g_type_init();
-	loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 	create_manager();
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/tests/verify.c b/tests/verify.c
index 69be220..83c595e 100644
--- a/tests/verify.c
+++ b/tests/verify.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ static const GOptionEntry entries[] = {
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	GOptionContext *context;
-	GMainLoop *loop;
 	GError *err = NULL;
 	DBusGProxy *dev;
 	char *username;
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		g_log_set_always_fatal (fatal_mask);
 	}
 
-	loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 	create_manager();
 
 	dev = open_device(username);