diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
index c50532dc8e..20d61894cb 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
-std::chrono::milliseconds constexpr nano::block_processor::confirmation_request_delay;
-
 nano::block_processor::block_processor (nano::node & node_a, nano::write_database_queue & write_database_queue_a) :
 	next_log (std::chrono::steady_clock::now ()),
 	node (node_a),
diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
index 0f995734aa..1a8c84c48d 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class block_processor final
 	void process_blocks ();
 
 	std::atomic<bool> flushing{ false };
-	// Delay required for average network propagartion before requesting confirmation
-	static std::chrono::milliseconds constexpr confirmation_request_delay{ 1500 };
 
 public: // Events
 	using processed_t = std::pair<nano::process_return, std::shared_ptr<nano::block>>;