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diff --git a/crypto/src/pqc/crypto/sphincsplus/SPHINCSPlusEngine.cs b/crypto/src/pqc/crypto/sphincsplus/SPHINCSPlusEngine.cs

index e7455d253..85c50f3c4 100644
--- a/crypto/src/pqc/crypto/sphincsplus/SPHINCSPlusEngine.cs
+++ b/crypto/src/pqc/crypto/sphincsplus/SPHINCSPlusEngine.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Pqc.Crypto.SphincsPlus
         internal class Sha2Engine
             : SPHINCSPlusEngine
         {
-            private byte[] padding = new byte[128];
             private HMac treeHMac;
             private Mgf1BytesGenerator mgf1;
             private byte[] hmacBuf;