diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomemode.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomemode.cpp
index 7b6ff8bd1240f1e8581a2095026484407f80c4b2..4edd436954a24083e472a43cc7d64a1bd8cb394c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomemode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomemode.cpp
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@
namespace Core {
namespace Internal {
-namespace {
- QString htmlSkel = "<html><head><style type=\"text/css\">"
- "a:link { color: #ccc;}"
- "a:hover { color: black; text-decoration:underline;} "
- "</style></head><body>%1</body></html>>";
-}
-
struct WelcomeModePrivate
{
WelcomeModePrivate();