diff --git a/nvmetcli b/nvmetcli
index f8ef5c6cdb5d565fc405bcdb60637ac8c12ddfcb..53af6ad1c7091f2bd5ff6b4fbb14c32af0dfad70 100755
--- a/nvmetcli
+++ b/nvmetcli
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import sys
 import configshell_fb as configshell
 import nvmet.nvme as nvme
 
-DEFAULT_SAVE_FILE = "/etc/nvmet.json"
-
 
 class UIRootNode(configshell.node.ConfigNode):
     def __init__(self, shell):