diff --git a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/propagation/BaggageHttpCodec.java b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/propagation/BaggageHttpCodec.java
index 81c38319e61..4ded8742ad8 100644
--- a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/propagation/BaggageHttpCodec.java
+++ b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/propagation/BaggageHttpCodec.java
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ public <C> void inject(
       int currentBytes = 0;
       int maxItems = config.getTraceBaggageMaxItems();
       int maxBytes = config.getTraceBaggageMaxBytes();
-      int currentCharacters = 0;
-      int maxSafeCharacters = maxBytes / MAX_CHARACTER_SIZE;
       for (final Map.Entry<String, String> entry : context.baggageItems()) {
         if (processedBaggage >= maxItems) {
           break;