diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
index b7fc41e57f..2e6d1befd2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageNotifier.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
         private Bindable<bool> notifyOnMention;
         private Bindable<bool> notifyOnChat;
-        private Bindable<string> highlightWords;
         private Bindable<User> localUser;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -159,8 +158,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
         private static bool anyCaseInsensitive(IEnumerable<string> x, string y) => x.Any(x2 => x2.Equals(y, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
-
-
         public class PrivateMessageNotification : SimpleNotification
         {
             public PrivateMessageNotification(string username, Channel channel)