diff --git a/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyCodec.java b/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyCodec.java
index 53c93e5..b5e1791 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyCodec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyCodec.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class SnappyCodec
     public static final int MAGIC_LEN = MAGIC_HEADER.length;
     public static final int HEADER_SIZE = MAGIC_LEN + 8;
     public static final int MAGIC_HEADER_HEAD = SnappyOutputStream.readInt(MAGIC_HEADER, 0);
-    public static final int MAGIC_HEADER_TAIL = SnappyOutputStream.readInt(MAGIC_HEADER, 4);
 
     static {
         assert (MAGIC_HEADER_HEAD < 0);
@@ -128,3 +127,4 @@ public class SnappyCodec
 
     public static SnappyCodec currentHeader = new SnappyCodec(MAGIC_HEADER, DEFAULT_VERSION, MINIMUM_COMPATIBLE_VERSION);
 }
+