diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
index 42d25ebac..f1450168b 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderLoader.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ static const char * const TokensForSearch[] = { "blender" };
 // Returns whether the class can handle the format of the given file.
 bool BlenderImporter::CanRead(const std::string &pFile, IOSystem *pIOHandler, bool /*checkSig*/) const {
     // note: this won't catch compressed files
-    static const char *tokens[] = { "<BLENDER", "blender" };
-
     return SearchFileHeaderForToken(pIOHandler, pFile, tokens, AI_COUNT_OF(tokens));
 }