diff --git a/tests/unittests/general/bulkparse_test.py b/tests/unittests/general/bulkparse_test.py
index 2fcba55a93..4fbf54a4c2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/general/bulkparse_test.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/general/bulkparse_test.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # pylint: disable=C0111, C0103, W0614
 
+import itertools
+
 import pytest
 
 from nav import bulkparse
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ def test_three_lines_with_two_rows_should_be_counted_as_three(self):
             b"room1:10.0.0.187:myorg:OTHER:SNMP v2c read profile::\n"
         )
         b = bulkparse.NetboxBulkParser(data)
-        out_data = list(b)
+        itertools.consume(b)
         assert b.line_num == 3
 
     def test_short_line_should_raise_error(self):