diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/validate/SqlValidatorImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/validate/SqlValidatorImpl.java
index 53888004b70..2e398e8034a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/validate/SqlValidatorImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/validate/SqlValidatorImpl.java
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ protected SqlValidatorImpl(
     unknownType = typeFactory.createTypeWithNullability(typeFactory.createUnknownType(), true);
     booleanType = typeFactory.createSqlType(SqlTypeName.BOOLEAN);
 
-    final SqlNameMatcher nameMatcher = catalogReader.nameMatcher();
-
     @SuppressWarnings("argument.type.incompatible")
     TypeCoercion typeCoercion = config.typeCoercionFactory().create(typeFactory, this);
     this.typeCoercion = typeCoercion;