diff --git a/src/java_tools/buildjar/java/com/google/devtools/build/buildjar/javac/plugins/BlazeJavaCompilerPlugin.java b/src/java_tools/buildjar/java/com/google/devtools/build/buildjar/javac/plugins/BlazeJavaCompilerPlugin.java
index 4cd3af6..e2ff206 100644
--- a/src/java_tools/buildjar/java/com/google/devtools/build/buildjar/javac/plugins/BlazeJavaCompilerPlugin.java
+++ b/src/java_tools/buildjar/java/com/google/devtools/build/buildjar/javac/plugins/BlazeJavaCompilerPlugin.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
   protected Context context;
   protected Log log;
-  protected JavaCompiler compiler;
   protected BlazeJavacStatistics.Builder statisticsBuilder;
 
   /**
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@
       BlazeJavacStatistics.Builder statisticsBuilder) {
     this.context = context;
     this.log = log;
-    this.compiler = compiler;
     this.statisticsBuilder = statisticsBuilder;
   }