diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
index 090baba051..0b7dce52f4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public class WebDAV
     
     public static final String ASTERISK = "*";
     public static final String DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_URI = "DAV:";
-    public static final String DIR_SEPARATOR = "/";
     public static final String FAKE_TOKEN = "faketoken";
     public static final String HTTP1_1 = "HTTP/1.1";
     public static final String INFINITE = "Infinite";