diff --git a/weed/filer/reader_at_shared_test.go b/weed/filer/reader_at_shared_test.go
index a293163900..e6513e9b91 100644
--- a/weed/filer/reader_at_shared_test.go
+++ b/weed/filer/reader_at_shared_test.go
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ func TestChunkReadAtRangeInsideOneChunkStaysRangeFetch(t *testing.T) {
 // decompress server-side. The alternative is a failed GET.
 func TestChunkReadAtOversizedCompressedChunkFallsBackToRange(t *testing.T) {
 	const chunkSize = 1 << 20
-	const sliceSize = 16 << 10
 
 	budget := NewReaderCacheBudget(64 << 10) // smaller than the chunk
 	rc := NewReaderCache(64, (*chunk_cache.TieredChunkCache)(nil), func(context.Context, string) ([]string, error) {