diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 17288639..1230efa3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -325,6 +325,4 @@ module TodosHelper
     return entries.map{|e| e.specification()}.join("\n") rescue ''
   end
 
-  AUTO_LINK_MESSAGE_RE = %r{message://<[^>]+>} unless const_defined?(:AUTO_LINK_MESSAGE_RE)
-
 end