diff --git a/test/Templates.Test/ByteOrderMarkTest.cs b/test/Templates.Test/ByteOrderMarkTest.cs
index bd4b417dc0..71717a4c44 100644
--- a/test/Templates.Test/ByteOrderMarkTest.cs
+++ b/test/Templates.Test/ByteOrderMarkTest.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace Templates.Test
     public class ByteOrderMarkTest
     {
         private readonly ITestOutputHelper _output;
-        private readonly char _separator = Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
 
         public ByteOrderMarkTest(ITestOutputHelper output)
         {