diff --git a/lib/liquid/tags/local.rb b/lib/liquid/tags/local.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 572920e..0000000
--- a/lib/liquid/tags/local.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-require_relative 'assign'
-
-module Liquid
-  # Local sets a variable in the current scope.
-  #
-  #   {% local foo = 'monkey' %}
-  #
-  # You can then use the variable later in the scope.
-  #
-  # {% if true %}
-  #   {% local foo = 'monkey' %}
-  #   {{ foo }} outputs monkey
-  # {% endif %}
-  # {{ foo }} outputs nothing
-  #
-  class Local < Assign
-    def self.syntax_error_translation_key
-      "errors.syntax.local".freeze
-    end
-
-    def render(context)
-      val = @from.render(context)
-      context[@to] = val
-      context.resource_limits.assign_score += assign_score_of(val)
-      ''.freeze
-    end
-  end
-
-  Template.register_tag('local'.freeze, Local)
-end
diff --git a/test/integration/tags/liquid_tag_test.rb b/test/integration/tags/liquid_tag_test.rb
index 2cfd13a..56ca712 100644
--- a/test/integration/tags/liquid_tag_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/tags/liquid_tag_test.rb
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ class LiquidTagTest < Minitest::Test
     -%}
     LIQUID
 
-    assert_template_result('4 8 12', <<~LIQUID, 'array' => [1, 2, 3])
+    assert_template_result('4 8 12 6', <<~LIQUID, 'array' => [1, 2, 3])
     {%- liquid
       for value in array
-        local double_value = value | times: 2
+        assign double_value = value | times: 2
         echo double_value | times: 2
         unless forloop.last
           echo " "
         endunless
       endfor
 
+      echo " "
       echo double_value
     -%}
     LIQUID
diff --git a/test/integration/tags/local_test.rb b/test/integration/tags/local_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 412ee26..0000000
--- a/test/integration/tags/local_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require 'test_helper'
-
-class LocalTest < Minitest::Test
-  include Liquid
-
-  def test_local_is_scope_aware
-    assert_template_result('value', <<~LIQUID)
-      {%- if true -%}
-        {%- local variable-name = 'value' -%}
-        {{- variable-name -}}
-      {%- endif -%}
-      {{- variable-name -}}
-    LIQUID
-  end
-end