diff --git a/app/current/src/main/scala/io/scalajs/nodejs/fs/package.scala b/app/current/src/main/scala/io/scalajs/nodejs/fs/package.scala
index c0a5a81d3..07c638219 100644
--- a/app/current/src/main/scala/io/scalajs/nodejs/fs/package.scala
+++ b/app/current/src/main/scala/io/scalajs/nodejs/fs/package.scala
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ package object fs {
   //      Implicit conversions and classes
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  private val isWindows = process.Process.platform == "win32"
-
   /**
     * File System Extensions
     * @param instance the given [[Fs file system]] instance