diff --git a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/kubernetes/kubernetes_kurtosis_backend/engine_functions/create_engine.go b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/kubernetes/kubernetes_kurtosis_backend/engine_functions/create_engine.go
index de80feceb6..ebafaf1d87 100644
--- a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/kubernetes/kubernetes_kurtosis_backend/engine_functions/create_engine.go
+++ b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/kubernetes/kubernetes_kurtosis_backend/engine_functions/create_engine.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ const (
 	maxWaitForEngineContainerAvailabilityRetries         = 30
 	timeBetweenWaitForEngineContainerAvailabilityRetries = 1 * time.Second
 	httpApplicationProtocol                              = "http"
-
-	restAPIPortHost = "engine"
 )
 
 var noWait *port_spec.Wait = nil