diff --git a/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java b/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
index 0f65f80d5ca24..bfe5c3ff255fd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
@@ -423,9 +423,6 @@ public class BoringLayout extends Layout implements TextUtils.EllipsizeCallback
     private float mMax;
     private int mEllipsizedWidth, mEllipsizedStart, mEllipsizedCount;
 
-    private static final TextPaint sTemp =
-                                new TextPaint();
-
     public static class Metrics extends Paint.FontMetricsInt {
         public int width;