diff --git a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/golang/flyweight/GolangFlyweightGenerator.java b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/golang/flyweight/GolangFlyweightGenerator.java
index 5a44da3e6..259c46140 100644
--- a/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/golang/flyweight/GolangFlyweightGenerator.java
+++ b/sbe-tool/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/generation/golang/flyweight/GolangFlyweightGenerator.java
@@ -2174,7 +2174,6 @@ private CharSequence generateMessageFlyweightCode(
         final String schemaIdType = goTypeName(ir.headerStructure().schemaIdType());
         final String schemaVersionType = goTypeName(ir.headerStructure().schemaVersionType());
         final String semanticType = token.encoding().semanticType() == null ? "" : token.encoding().semanticType();
-        final String headerType = ir.headerStructure().tokens().get(0).name();
         final String semanticVersion = ir.semanticVersion() == null ? "" : ir.semanticVersion();
 
         sb.append("    buffer []byte\n" +