diff --git a/lustre/tests/insanity.sh b/lustre/tests/insanity.sh
index ed050cb0b432a96375bf2ee0c6ced736abfe3704..df7e8b6e92675281c5242800b51bd46e9db555f8 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/insanity.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/insanity.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ assert_env LIVE_CLIENT FSNAME
 # FAIL_CLIENTS list should not contain the LIVE_CLIENT
 FAIL_CLIENTS=$(echo " $FAIL_CLIENTS " | sed -re "s/\s+$LIVE_CLIENT\s+/ /g")
 
-# This can be a regexp, to allow more clients
-CLIENTS=${CLIENTS:-"`comma_list $LIVE_CLIENT $FAIL_CLIENTS`"}
-
 DIR=${DIR:-$MOUNT}
 
 #####