diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/VersionPropertyRule.java b/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/VersionPropertyRule.java
index ada2129..cff26bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/VersionPropertyRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/VersionPropertyRule.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static com.solubris.enforcer.ModelScanner.modelFrom;
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@
  */
 @Named("versionPropertyRule")
 public class VersionPropertyRule extends AbstractEnforcerRule {
-    private static final Pattern PROPERTY_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\$\\{([^}]+)\\}");
-
     private final Model originalModel;
     private final Model effectiveModel;