diff --git a/db/column_family.cc b/db/column_family.cc
index 8c20443e67..49586cded9 100644
--- a/db/column_family.cc
+++ b/db/column_family.cc
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@ const uint64_t Gb = 1ull << 30;
 const uint64_t Mb = 1ull << 20;
 const uint64_t kMinWriteRate = 16 * 1024u;  // Minimum write rate 16KB/s.
 const int kMemtablePenalty = 10;
-const int kNearStopPenalty = 4;
 }  // namespace
 
 double ColumnFamilyData::TEST_CalculateWriteDelayDivider(