diff --git a/src/fsfw/events/EventManager.h b/src/fsfw/events/EventManager.h
index 9064adda2..10ab5d4b6 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/events/EventManager.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/events/EventManager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ extern const char* translateEvents(Event event);
 
 class EventManager : public EventManagerIF, public ExecutableObjectIF, public SystemObject {
  public:
-  static const uint16_t DEFAULT_MAX_EVENTS_PER_CYCLE = 80;
 
   EventManager(object_id_t setObjectId, uint32_t eventQueueDepth);
   virtual ~EventManager();