diff --git a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul/src/test_forwarding_pio.cpp b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul/src/test_forwarding_pio.cpp
index 1d570af0a7b..9c3039efee1 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul/src/test_forwarding_pio.cpp
+++ b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul/src/test_forwarding_pio.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ namespace
 
 /* Get the devicetree constants */
 constexpr const struct device *controller = DEVICE_DT_GET(CONTROLLER_LABEL);
-constexpr const struct device *targets[FORWARD_COUNT] = {
-	DT_FOREACH_PROP_ELEM_SEP(CONTROLLER_LABEL, forwards, DEVICE_DT_GET_BY_IDX, (,))};
 
 ZTEST(i2c_emul_forwarding, test_write_is_forwarded)
 {