diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
index 483c07fb..7076c764 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_ERROR_SIZE 65535
 
-// maxmium retry time limit set to 10s
-static const int s_maxRetry = 1000;
 static const float s_retryDelay = 0.01f;
 
 enum {