diff --git a/test/python/fx_importer/sparse_test.py b/test/python/fx_importer/sparse_test.py
index f4eebf6b1..6d801a1d8 100644
--- a/test/python/fx_importer/sparse_test.py
+++ b/test/python/fx_importer/sparse_test.py
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ def test_sparse_SpMM():
     print(m)
 
     # Run it with PyTorch torch.sparse and with TORCH-MLIR sparse_jit.
-    net = MatMulNet()
     res1 = net(sparse_input, dense_input)
     res2 = sparse_jit(net, sparse_input, dense_input)
     print("torch.sparse")