diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel.H b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel.H
index 05fd620d95..a423ddcc17 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel.H
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel/TDACChemistryModel.H
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ class TDACChemistryModel
 {
     // Private member data
 
-        bool variableTimeStep_;
-
         label timeSteps_;
 
         // Mechanism reduction