diff --git a/impl-base/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/impl/base/export/ZipExporterUtil.java b/impl-base/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/impl/base/export/ZipExporterUtil.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/impl-base/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/impl/base/export/ZipExporterUtil.java
+++ b/impl-base/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/impl/base/export/ZipExporterUtil.java
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ public class ZipExporterUtil
     */
    static final String SLASH = "/";
 
-   /**
-    * Empty String
-    */
-   static final String EMPTY = "";
-
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    // Constructor ------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
[SHRINKWRAP-<I>] - removed dead code in ZipExporterUtil