diff --git a/gloo/transport/tcp/pair.cc b/gloo/transport/tcp/pair.cc
index d6cd1baa6..81927378b 100644
--- a/gloo/transport/tcp/pair.cc
+++ b/gloo/transport/tcp/pair.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace {
 // It is hard coded because making buffers larger than this would not
 // have much impact. Also see socket(7).
 constexpr size_t kMaxSendBufferSize = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
-constexpr size_t kMaxRecvBufferSize = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 } // namespace