diff --git a/tests/ecb/pooled_fgls/run_simulation_test.m b/tests/ecb/pooled_fgls/run_simulation_test.m
index 3b2730495..816e0f447 100644
--- a/tests/ecb/pooled_fgls/run_simulation_test.m
+++ b/tests/ecb/pooled_fgls/run_simulation_test.m
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ for i=1:NSIMS
             idxs = [idxs j];
         end
     end
-    simdata = simdata{idxs};
-    pooled_fgls(simdata, ...
+    pooled_fgls(simdata{idxs}, ...
         {'de','u2'}, ...
         {'*_q_yed_ecm_*_q_yed_L1', ...
         '*_q_yed_ecm_u2_stn_L1', ...
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ for i=1:NSIMS
         '*_g_yer_u2_stn_L1', ...
         '*_ehic_*_ehic_L1'});
     BETA(i, :) = M_.params';
-    oldsim = simdata;
 end
 
 mean(BETA)' - calibrated_values
diff --git a/tests/ecb/pooled_ols/run_simulation_test.m b/tests/ecb/pooled_ols/run_simulation_test.m
index 185ffe627..70c4e6344 100644
--- a/tests/ecb/pooled_ols/run_simulation_test.m
+++ b/tests/ecb/pooled_ols/run_simulation_test.m
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ for i=1:NSIMS
         '*_g_yer_u2_stn_L1', ...
         '*_ehic_*_ehic_L1'});
     BETA(i, :) = M_.params';
-    oldsim = simdata;
 end
 
 mean(BETA)' - calibrated_values