diff --git a/tests/test_issue5532_clear_truncation_watermark.py b/tests/test_issue5532_clear_truncation_watermark.py
index 73d7160b..43fbece7 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue5532_clear_truncation_watermark.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue5532_clear_truncation_watermark.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_clear_endpoint_sets_truncation_watermark(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     This is the fail-without-fix assertion: on origin/master the watermark
     stays None because the handler never set it.
     """
-    models = _seed_session_dir(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    _seed_session_dir(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
     from api.models import Session
 
     session = Session(