diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/DOMScanner.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/DOMScanner.java
index a802752da2e..7bb195d4468 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/DOMScanner.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/DOMScanner.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.parser.token.SimpleToken;
 public class DOMScanner extends BaseScanner {
 
     private final ICodeReaderFactory codeReaderFactory;
-    private int overallOffset = 0;
+//    private int overallOffset = 0;
 
 
     /**