diff --git a/vmdk_plugin/drivers/vmdk/vmdkops/esx_vmdkcmd.go b/vmdk_plugin/drivers/vmdk/vmdkops/esx_vmdkcmd.go
index 43d138ca0..d926b8c52 100644
--- a/vmdk_plugin/drivers/vmdk/vmdkops/esx_vmdkcmd.go
+++ b/vmdk_plugin/drivers/vmdk/vmdkops/esx_vmdkcmd.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ type EsxVmdkCmd struct {
 const (
 	commBackendName string = "vsocket"
 	maxRetryCount          = 5
-	errBufLen              = 512 // The same err buf length as used in the VMCI client
 )
 
 // A request to be passed to ESX service