diff --git a/logger_bench_test.go b/logger_bench_test.go
index f0a7684..1699af5 100644
--- a/logger_bench_test.go
+++ b/logger_bench_test.go
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-// smallFields is a small size data set for benchmarking
-var loggerFields = Fields{
-	"foo":   "bar",
-	"baz":   "qux",
-	"one":   "two",
-	"three": "four",
-}
-
 func BenchmarkDummyLogger(b *testing.B) {
 	nullf, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 	if err != nil {