diff --git a/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.c b/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.c
index bfb083de8f..2978a2490c 100644
--- a/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.c
+++ b/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.c
@@ -79,9 +79,4 @@ const int t8_dtri_parenttype_Iloc_to_cid[2][4] = {
   { 0, 1, 1, 3 }, 
   { 0, 2, 2, 3 } };
 
-const int t8_dtri_corner_face[3][2] = { 
-  { 1, 2 }, 
-  { 0, 2 }, 
-  { 0, 1 } };
-
 /* clang-format on*/
diff --git a/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.h b/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.h
index 5aff191084..2eaee76821 100644
--- a/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.h
+++ b/src/t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default_tri/t8_dtri_connectivity.h
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ extern const int t8_dtri_parenttype_Iloc_to_type[2][4];
 /** Store the cube-id for each (parenttype,local Index) combination. */
 extern const int t8_dtri_parenttype_Iloc_to_cid[2][4];
 
-/** Store the indices of the faces of each corner of a triangle. */
-extern const int t8_dtri_corner_face[3][2];
-
 T8_EXTERN_C_END ();
 
 #endif /* T8_DTRI_CONNECTIVITY_H */