diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
index 7340a0e8..af41960f 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
 	private static final int HS_NOTIFY_ID = 4;
 	
 	private boolean prefPersistNotifications = true;
-	private static final String IPADDRESS_PATTERN = 
-	        "(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)";
-	private final static Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(IPADDRESS_PATTERN);
 	
 	private static final int MAX_START_TRIES = 3;