diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/spark/executor/StandaloneExecutorBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/spark/executor/StandaloneExecutorBackend.scala
index 915f71ba9f..a29bf974d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/spark/executor/StandaloneExecutorBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/spark/executor/StandaloneExecutorBackend.scala
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ private[spark] class StandaloneExecutorBackend(
   with ExecutorBackend
   with Logging {
 
-  val threadPool = new ThreadPoolExecutor(
-    1, 128, 600, TimeUnit.SECONDS, new SynchronousQueue[Runnable])
-
   var master: ActorRef = null
 
   override def preStart() {