diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/validating_yaml_parameter/ValidatingYamlParameterValue.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/validating_yaml_parameter/ValidatingYamlParameterValue.java
index 9c0f405..74e8ee9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/validating_yaml_parameter/ValidatingYamlParameterValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/validating_yaml_parameter/ValidatingYamlParameterValue.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
  */
 public class ValidatingYamlParameterValue extends StringParameterValue {
 
-    private boolean syntaxHighlighting;
     private String failedValidationMessage;
 
     @DataBoundConstructor