diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
index 2f7e597bf9..af52c77a49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class ViewModelMessages extends ViewModel {
     private static final int REMOTE_PAGE_SIZE = 10;
     private static final int SEARCH_PAGE_SIZE = 10;
     private static final int MAX_SIZE_FACTOR = 20;
-    private static final int LOW_MEM_MB = 32;
 
     Model getModel(
             final Context context, final LifecycleOwner owner,