diff --git a/tests/citeproc.rs b/tests/citeproc.rs
index 28c0af0a..8ef3c5ac 100644
--- a/tests/citeproc.rs
+++ b/tests/citeproc.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ fn extract_from_html(html: &str) -> String {
 
     if !item.is_empty() {
         res.push_str(&item);
-        item = String::new();
     }
 
     res