diff --git a/tools/docker_utils.py b/tools/docker_utils.py
index 911ab4f5..009c807f 100644
--- a/tools/docker_utils.py
+++ b/tools/docker_utils.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
 MAX_RETRIES = 12
 CONTAINER_CREATION_TIMEOUT = 10
-DOCKER_GROUPNAME = 'docker'
 
 
 class ContainerCreationTimeoutError(Exception):