diff --git a/src/codec.ts b/src/codec.ts
index 94d9219..0ca235a 100644
--- a/src/codec.ts
+++ b/src/codec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { PayloadV2 } from "./payload.js";
 
 const log = debug("waku:message:noise-codec");
 
-const OneMillion = BigInt(1_000_000);
-
 // WakuMessage version for noise protocol
 const version = 2;