diff --git a/src/xercesc/util/XMLMsgLoader.cpp b/src/xercesc/util/XMLMsgLoader.cpp
index 9ceb2faf987fa04766bf948c49e38c98266b9627..8bfb0a96d48e0d157aa2636ec7a4c8c122582abb 100644
--- a/src/xercesc/util/XMLMsgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/xercesc/util/XMLMsgLoader.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ char* XMLMsgLoader::fLocale = 0;
 
 char* XMLMsgLoader::fPath = 0;
 
-XMLCh XMLMsgLoader::fLanguage[] = {chLatin_e, chLatin_n, chNull};
-
 /***
  *  if localeToAdopt is 0, that is to release memory for
  *  the user defined locale string