diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/DataStoreMetaInfo.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/DataStoreMetaInfo.java
index a344e4058..4ab504bcd 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/DataStoreMetaInfo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/DataStoreMetaInfo.java
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings;
  */
 public class DataStoreMetaInfo {
 
-    /**
-     * Batch key word, used as key to store information about batch mode.
-     */
-    public static final String BATCH = "batch";
     /**
      * Modified key word, used as a key to store information about the modified
      * file (i.e. the containing the last 8 days of updates)..