diff --git a/tests/bench/loop_count-5.1-while_down_ne_localvar.py b/tests/bench/loop_count-5.1-while_down_ne_localvar.py
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+++ b/tests/bench/loop_count-5.1-while_down_ne_localvar.py
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+import bench
+
+def test(num):
+    zero = 0
+    while num != zero:
+        num -= 1
+
+bench.run(test)