diff --git a/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/forum/ForumPostValidatorTest.java b/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/forum/ForumPostValidatorTest.java
index af048f6f1a7e68d14d7fb9d07f7fb489bd4179fd..52fcd5d721ff0a81d4b34e9a5fb762cff4617fb4 100644
--- a/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/forum/ForumPostValidatorTest.java
+++ b/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/forum/ForumPostValidatorTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import org.briarproject.api.clients.BdfMessageContext;
 import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfDictionary;
 import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfList;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
-import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorFactory;
 import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorId;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.InvalidMessageException;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.MessageId;
@@ -29,9 +28,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 
 public class ForumPostValidatorTest extends ValidatorTestCase {
 
-	private final AuthorFactory authorFactory =
-			context.mock(AuthorFactory.class);
-
 	private final MessageId parentId = new MessageId(TestUtils.getRandomId());
 	private final String authorName =
 			TestUtils.getRandomString(MAX_AUTHOR_NAME_LENGTH);