diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution/Legacy/ParserBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution/Legacy/ParserBase.cs
index 82c456776f..344d46ef97 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution/Legacy/ParserBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution/Legacy/ParserBase.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution.Legacy
 {
     internal abstract class ParserBase
     {
-        private ParserContext _context;
-
         public ParserBase(ParserContext context)
         {
             Context = context;