diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/SkeletonKeySession.java b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/SkeletonKeySession.java
index e58b5061db..3f10c7e896 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/SkeletonKeySession.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/SkeletonKeySession.java
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ public class SkeletonKeySession implements Serializable {
         return metadata;
     }
 
-    protected static ThreadLocal<SkeletonKeySession> local = new ThreadLocal<SkeletonKeySession>();
-
 }