diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/view.ts b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/view.ts
index 990f489f49..41ca42764c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/view.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/view.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ export class DomViewRef extends RenderViewRef {
   constructor(public _view: DomView) { super(); }
 }
 
-
-const NG_BINDING_CLASS = 'ng-binding';
-
 /**
  * Const of making objects: http://jsperf.com/instantiate-size-of-object
  */