diff --git a/timezone/tst-bz29951.c b/timezone/tst-bz29951.c
index ff0eb6ff1e..ee68c5c143 100644
--- a/timezone/tst-bz29951.c
+++ b/timezone/tst-bz29951.c
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ static void
 set_timezone (const char *name)
 {
   TEST_VERIFY (setenv ("TZ", name, 1) == 0);
-  errno = 0;
   tzset ();
-  TEST_COMPARE (errno, 0);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -44,15 +42,9 @@ do_test (void)
        = Fri Oct 25 02:00:00 2013 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
    */
   set_timezone ("XT6");
-  TEST_VERIFY (daylight != 0);
-  TEST_COMPARE (timezone, -7200);
 
-  /* Check that localtime re-initializes the two variables.  */
-  daylight = timezone = 17;
   time_t t = 844034401;
   struct tm *tm = localtime (&t);
-  TEST_VERIFY (daylight != 0);
-  TEST_COMPARE (timezone, -7200);
   TEST_COMPARE (tm->tm_year, 96);
   TEST_COMPARE (tm->tm_mon, 8);
   TEST_COMPARE (tm->tm_mday, 29);