diff --git a/ets2panda/test/runtime/ets/generic_bridges_for_accessors.ets b/ets2panda/test/runtime/ets/generic_bridges_for_accessors.ets
index 313acd7acb9f87a60a4ff454f3ffb2d163449a16..d30e6a19cca408f6821a86e0095c5d17f3458c2d 100644
--- a/ets2panda/test/runtime/ets/generic_bridges_for_accessors.ets
+++ b/ets2panda/test/runtime/ets/generic_bridges_for_accessors.ets
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class C implements I<number> {
     start: number = 10
 }
 
-let x = new C()
-
 function foo(x: I<number>) {
     arktest.assertEQ(x.start, 10)
     x.start = 1234
@@ -30,5 +28,6 @@ function foo(x: I<number>) {
 }
 
 function main() {
+    let x = new C()
     foo(x)
 }
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