diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_race_test.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_race_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index dca3df421a..0000000000
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_race_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// +build race
-
-package cmd_test
-
-func init() {
-	isRace = true
-}
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_test.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 64d74ebe6b..3abc05c730 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/tools/internal/lsp/tests"
 )
 
-var isRace = false
-
 type runner struct {
 	exporter packagestest.Exporter
 	data     *tests.Data