diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index 474000e9fb7..b7df58fd91c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 using namespace CppTools::Internal;
 
-static const int MaxPendingDocuments = 10;
-
 CppLocatorFilter::CppLocatorFilter(CppLocatorData *locatorData)
     : m_data(locatorData)
 {