diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/vec.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/vec.rs
index 048f7d1c3512a..4ab2bcb7f2281 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/vec.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/vec.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn vec_push_ptr_stable() {
     v.push(0);
     let v0 = unsafe { &mut *(&mut v[0] as *mut _) }; // laundering the lifetime -- we take care that `v` does not reallocate, so that's okay.
     v.push(1);
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
 }
 
 fn vec_extend_ptr_stable() {
@@ -109,23 +109,23 @@ fn vec_extend_ptr_stable() {
     let v0 = unsafe { &mut *(&mut v[0] as *mut _) }; // laundering the lifetime -- we take care that `v` does not reallocate, so that's okay.
     // `slice::Iter` (with `T: Copy`) specialization
     v.extend(&[1]);
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
     // `vec::IntoIter` specialization
     v.extend(vec![2]);
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
     // `TrustedLen` specialization
     v.extend(std::iter::once(3));
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
     // base case
     v.extend(std::iter::once(3).filter(|_| true));
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
 }
 
 fn vec_truncate_ptr_stable() {
     let mut v = vec![0; 10];
     let v0 = unsafe { &mut *(&mut v[0] as *mut _) }; // laundering the lifetime -- we take care that `v` does not reallocate, so that's okay.
     v.truncate(5);
-    let _val = *v0;
+    *v0 = *v0;
 }
 
 fn push_str_ptr_stable() {