diff --git a/test/test_docs.py b/test/test_docs.py
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ def test_references_and_objects(self, rw_dir):
        # ![30-test_references_and_objects]

        # [31-test_references_and_objects]
-        git = repo.git
-        git.checkout("HEAD", b="my_new_branch")  # Create a new branch.
-        git.branch("another-new-one")
-        git.branch("-D", "another-new-one")  # Pass strings for full control over argument order.
-        git.for_each_ref()  # '-' becomes '_' when calling it.
        # ![31-test_references_and_objects]

        repo.git.clear_cache()