diff --git a/tests/require/tests/state.luau b/tests/require/tests/state.luau
index b73dd90..fce92cb 100644
--- a/tests/require/tests/state.luau
+++ b/tests/require/tests/state.luau
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
--- the idea of this test is that state_module stores some state in one of its local variable
--- we also set a global in the module to ensure the change we would have expected happens
+-- the idea of this test is that state_module stores some state in one of its local
+-- variable
 local state_module = require("./state_module")
 
 -- we confirm that without anything happening, the initial value is what we ecpect
-assert(_state_test_global == 10)
 assert(state_module.state == 10)
 
--- this second file also requires state_module and calls a function that changes both the local state and the global to 11
+-- this second file also requires state_module and calls a function that changes the local
+-- state to 11
 require("./state_second")
 
--- if this also fails then there is either a problem with globals, or state_second is not doing what we expect it to
-assert(_state_test_global == 11)
--- with correct module caching, we should see the change done in state_secone reflected here
+-- with correct module caching, we should see the change done in state_secone reflected
+-- here
 assert(state_module.state == 11)
-
diff --git a/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau b/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau
index c946008..9b6135e 100644
--- a/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau
+++ b/tests/require/tests/state_module.luau
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 local M = {}
 
 M.state = 10
-_state_test_global = 10
 
 function M.set_state(n: number)
     M.state = n
-    _state_test_global = n
 end
 
 return M