diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
index af6ed13ac4..cc4a26e1ff 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ public class UriComponentsBuilder implements UriBuilder, Cloneable {
 			"^" + HTTP_PATTERN + "(//(" + USERINFO_PATTERN + "@)?" + HOST_PATTERN + "(:" + PORT_PATTERN + ")?" + ")?" +
 					PATH_PATTERN + "(\\?" + QUERY_PATTERN + ")?" + "(#" + LAST_PATTERN + ")?");
 
-	private static final String FORWARDED_VALUE = "\"?([^;,\"]+)\"?";
-
 	private static final Object[] EMPTY_VALUES = new Object[0];