diff --git a/src/runtime/tests/data_transmission.rs b/src/runtime/tests/data_transmission.rs
index f93df6d9f1d5078fa4bca7c25711a4845bdaafc0..d86dee7f3c8ff915d9a56d49c9281cc5ca30f768 100644
--- a/src/runtime/tests/data_transmission.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/tests/data_transmission.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn test_doing_nothing() {
     }
     ";
 
-    let thing = TestTimer::new("doing_nothing");
+    let _timer = TestTimer::new("doing_nothing");
     run_test_in_runtime(CODE, |api| {
         api.create_connector("", "silent_willy", ValueGroup::new_stack(vec![
             Value::UInt32(NUM_LOOPS),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn test_single_put_and_get() {
     }
     ";
 
-    let thing = TestTimer::new("single_put_and_get");
+    let _timer = TestTimer::new("single_put_and_get");
     run_test_in_runtime(CODE, |api| {
         let channel = api.create_channel().unwrap();
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn test_multi_put_and_get() {
     }
     ";
 
-    let thing = TestTimer::new("multi_put_and_get");
+    let _timer = TestTimer::new("multi_put_and_get");
     run_test_in_runtime(CODE, |api| {
         let channel = api.create_channel().unwrap();
         api.create_connector("", "putter_static", ValueGroup::new_stack(vec![