diff --git a/fcgi-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/fcgi/proxy/TryFilesFilter.java b/fcgi-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/fcgi/proxy/TryFilesFilter.java
index a91a885f4d4..a96a7566e1e 100644
--- a/fcgi-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/fcgi/proxy/TryFilesFilter.java
+++ b/fcgi-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/fcgi/proxy/TryFilesFilter.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
  */
 public class TryFilesFilter implements Filter
 {
-    public static final String ROOT_INIT_PARAM = "root";
     public static final String FILES_INIT_PARAM = "files";
 
     private String[] files;