diff --git a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/StressProfile.java b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/StressProfile.java
index 95df98614f..e15e0baa94 100644
--- a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/StressProfile.java
+++ b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/StressProfile.java
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ public class StressProfile implements Serializable
                     JavaDriverClient jclient = settings.getJavaDriverClient();
 
                     Map<String, PreparedStatement> stmts = new HashMap<>();
-                    Map<String, Integer> tids = new HashMap<>();
                     Map<String, SchemaQuery.ArgSelect> args = new HashMap<>();
                     for (Map.Entry<String, StressYaml.QueryDef> e : queries.entrySet())
                     {