diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/net/NetworkTopology.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/net/NetworkTopology.java
index 1018d58539..278bf72f1b 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/net/NetworkTopology.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/net/NetworkTopology.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
 public class NetworkTopology {
   public final static String DEFAULT_RACK = "/default-rack";
-  public final static int DEFAULT_HOST_LEVEL = 2;
   public static final Logger LOG =
       LoggerFactory.getLogger(NetworkTopology.class);