diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ def test_userptr_memory_leak(self):

    @requires_curses_func('panel')
    def test_userptr_segfault(self):
-        panel = curses.panel.new_panel(self.stdscr)
        class A:
            def __del__(self):
                panel.set_userptr(None)
@@ -339,7 +340,8 @@ def __del__(self):

    @requires_curses_func('panel')
    def test_new_curses_panel(self):
-        panel = curses.panel.new_panel(self.stdscr)
        self.assertRaises(TypeError, type(panel))

    @requires_curses_func('is_term_resized')