diff --git a/fpicker/source/win32/filepicker/FilePicker.cxx b/fpicker/source/win32/filepicker/FilePicker.cxx
index 9a3c4552db27..837277f760df 100644
--- a/fpicker/source/win32/filepicker/FilePicker.cxx
+++ b/fpicker/source/win32/filepicker/FilePicker.cxx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace
 {
     // controlling event notifications
     const bool STARTUP_SUSPENDED = true;
-    const bool STARTUP_ALIVE     = false;
 
     uno::Sequence<OUString> SAL_CALL FilePicker_getSupportedServiceNames()
     {