diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/AbstractFile.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/AbstractFile.java
index b2af7f8fa46f3e85cf57ab31d2ebe2869971829d..82776adccab51e5c539d65e76af0a2a9954654d4 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/AbstractFile.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/AbstractFile.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
  * to the case.
  */
 public abstract class AbstractFile extends AbstractContent {
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AbstractFile.class.getName());
 	protected final TskData.TSK_DB_FILES_TYPE_ENUM fileType;
 	protected final TSK_FS_NAME_TYPE_ENUM dirType;
 	protected final TSK_FS_META_TYPE_ENUM metaType;