diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.test/src/org/eclipse/test/LegacyXmlResultFormatter.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.test/src/org/eclipse/test/LegacyXmlResultFormatter.java
index 99676ef..afb4dd4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.test/src/org/eclipse/test/LegacyXmlResultFormatter.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.test/src/org/eclipse/test/LegacyXmlResultFormatter.java
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
 	final AtomicLong numTestsSkipped = new AtomicLong(0);
 	final AtomicLong numTestsAborted = new AtomicLong(0);
 
-	private boolean useLegacyReportingName = false;
-
-
 	@Override
 	public void testPlanExecutionStarted(final TestPlan plan) {
 		this.testPlan = plan;
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@
 	}
 	@Override
 	public void setUseLegacyReportingName(final boolean useLegacyReportingName) {
-		this.useLegacyReportingName  = useLegacyReportingName;
+		//do nothing
 	}