diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesProcessor.java
index ec65140a97419..80631fe9a2766 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesProcessor.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class KubernetesProcessor {
     private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(KubernetesProcessor.class);
 
     private static final String COMMON = "common";
-    private static final String OUTPUT_ARTIFACT_FORMAT = "%s%s.jar";
 
     @BuildStep
     FeatureBuildItem produceFeature() {