diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
index 75cf2c804e4..d8bc9474d7f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.devtools.restart", name = "enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
 	static class RestartConfiguration {
 
-		private static final Log restarterLogger = LogFactory.getLog(Restarter.class);
-
 		private final DevToolsProperties properties;
 
 		RestartConfiguration(DevToolsProperties properties) {