diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/CategorizationIT.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/CategorizationIT.java
index 3197121e25d..06e7991d58e 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/CategorizationIT.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/CategorizationIT.java
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
  */
 public class CategorizationIT extends SecurityIntegTestCase {
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Loggers.getLogger(CategorizationIT.class);
-
     private static final String DATA_INDEX = "log-data";
     private static final String DATA_TYPE = "log";