diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
index dad027e7594c..0d1d8c3d44fd 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ IDocumentMarkAccess::MarkType IDocumentMarkAccess::GetType(const IMark& rBkmk)
     }
 }
 
-namespace
-{
-    const char CrossRefHeadingBookmark_NamePrefix[] = "__RefHeading__";
-}
-
 OUString IDocumentMarkAccess::GetCrossRefHeadingBookmarkNamePrefix()
 {
     return OUString("__RefHeading__");