diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/hydration.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/hydration.spec.ts
index 4104e620782..b0404c1045e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/hydration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/hydration.spec.ts
@@ -957,10 +957,9 @@ describe('SSR hydration', () => {
 
   // #7215
   test('empty text node', () => {
-    const txt = ref('')
     const Comp = {
       render(this: any) {
-        return  h('p', [ txt.value ])
+        return h('p', [''])
       }
     }
     const { container } = mountWithHydration('<p></p>', () =>