diff --git a/modules/qa/src/impl/reduced_impl.cc b/modules/qa/src/impl/reduced_impl.cc
index f1e431199049c990e74a5753b1014546d4e63329..59e8c02095a9e1bce00c5afc019b39f9b219b15a 100644
--- a/modules/qa/src/impl/reduced_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/qa/src/impl/reduced_impl.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ bool ReducedPotentialImpl::GetCAlphaCBetaPos(const mol::ResidueHandle& res,
                                              geom::Vec3& ca_pos, 
                                              geom::Vec3& cb_pos)
 {
-  const static Real bond_length=1.5;
   mol::AtomHandle ca=res.FindAtom("CA");
   if (!ca.IsValid()) {
     return false;