diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/env/Environment.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/env/Environment.java
index afe4a814e00..1d1f6e0ade0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/env/Environment.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/env/Environment.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.env;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterName;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.SuppressForbidden;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.PathUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ public class Environment {
         pluginsFile = homeFile.resolve("plugins");
 
         List<String> dataPaths = PATH_DATA_SETTING.get(settings);
-        final ClusterName clusterName = ClusterName.CLUSTER_NAME_SETTING.get(settings);
         if (nodeLocalStorage) {
             if (dataPaths.isEmpty() == false) {
                 dataFiles = new Path[dataPaths.size()];