diff --git a/client/core/src/directives/specs/focus.spec.js b/client/core/src/directives/specs/focus.spec.js
index f610e9ffb..4fe3fa0ff 100644
--- a/client/core/src/directives/specs/focus.spec.js
+++ b/client/core/src/directives/specs/focus.spec.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ describe('Directive focus', () => {
             $scope = $rootScope.$new();
             $element = angular.element(_element);
             if (_childElement) {
-                let childElement = angular.element(_childElement);
-                $element[0] < childElement;
                 $element[0].firstChild.focus = jasmine.createSpy(focus);
             }
             $element[0].focus = jasmine.createSpy('focus');