diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/AbstractEventDispatcherTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/AbstractEventDispatcherTest.php
index 2e4c3fd97f..bae74bb888 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/AbstractEventDispatcherTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/EventDispatcher/Tests/AbstractEventDispatcherTest.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEventDispatcherTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testLegacyDispatch()
     {
         $event = new Event();
-        $return = $this->dispatcher->dispatch(self::preFoo, $event);
+        $this->dispatcher->dispatch(self::preFoo, $event);
         $this->assertEquals('pre.foo', $event->getName());
     }