diff --git a/src/com/android/email/Email.java b/src/com/android/email/Email.java
index b9efaf40d..24e64d7fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/Email.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/Email.java
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ public class Email extends Application {
      */
     public static final boolean LOGD = false;
 
-    /**
-     * If true, enable the UI thread check when accessing the filesystem.
-     */
-    public static final boolean DEBUG_THREAD_CHECK = false; // DON'T SUBMIT WITH TRUE
-
     /**
      * If true, inhibit hardware graphics acceleration in UI (for a/b testing)
      */