diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resources.cc b/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resources.cc
index 5ab9f97992c..2eceab3a591 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resources.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/boosted_trees/resources.cc
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
-namespace {
-constexpr float kLayerByLayerTreeWeight = 1.0;
-}  // namespace
-
 // Constructor.
 BoostedTreesEnsembleResource::BoostedTreesEnsembleResource()
     : tree_ensemble_(