diff --git a/webview-view-sample/src/extension.ts b/webview-view-sample/src/extension.ts
index 657c3de8..13250c6e 100644
--- a/webview-view-sample/src/extension.ts
+++ b/webview-view-sample/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
-const simpleColorRegularExpression = /#?([0-9a-f]{3}|[0-9a-f]{6})/gi;
-
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 	const provider = new ColorsViewProvider(context.extensionUri);