diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/Worker.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/Worker.scala
index 195da81460052fff09483192f9eae30bd2101a33..cd6bd2cd29fc71766b1203562812b362468f37ef 100755
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/Worker.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/Worker.scala
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ private[spark] class Worker(
   // TTL for app folders/data;  after TTL expires it will be cleaned up
   val APP_DATA_RETENTION_SECS = conf.getLong("spark.worker.cleanup.appDataTtl", 7 * 24 * 3600)
 
-  // Index into masterUrls that we're currently trying to register with.
-  var masterIndex = 0
 
   val masterLock: Object = new Object()
   var master: ActorSelection = null