diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_0.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_0.phpt
index 6e7ef15ebc0..4b39ae31ddd 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_0.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_0.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within while loop
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 while (1) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_1.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_1.phpt
index 4245d0b01bd..28699dcbc41 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_1.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_1.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within function
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function hello ($t) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_10.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_10.phpt
index b3d533d4dd5..158119e62f1 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_10.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_10.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within shutdown function, variation
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function f()
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_2.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_2.phpt
index e591fc5bb34..5a549500cff 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_2.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_2.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within array_walk
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function cb(&$i, $k, $p)
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_3.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_3.phpt
index 7bff09680e4..1dc169c67b8 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_3.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_3.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within eval
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function hello ($t) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_4.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_4.phpt
index 6fccce87a41..19ebf585a9e 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_4.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_4.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within call_user_func
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function hello ($t) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_5.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_5.phpt
index 493c31c1515..a6836c5a2e7 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_5.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_5.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within function containing exteption
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function f($t) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_6.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_6.phpt
index 70c83945ccd..607db5e94ac 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_6.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_6.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within function trowing exteption before timeout reached
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function f($t) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_7.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_7.phpt
index 9dfed2083b0..e642a33a4ec 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_7.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_7.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within for loop
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 for ($i = 0; $i < 42; $i++) { 
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_8.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_8.phpt
index ab3724edb73..15c9777f2c9 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_8.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_8.phpt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Timeout within foreach loop
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-$t = 3;
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
 set_time_limit($t);
diff --git a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_9.phpt b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_9.phpt
index 003cd05bf84..69b59c25e46 100644
--- a/tests/basic/timeout_variation_9.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/timeout_variation_9.phpt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Timeout within shutdown function
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "timeout_config.inc";
 
-$t = 3;
 set_time_limit($t);
 
 function f()