diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/src/System/Net/Http/SocketsHttpHandler/HttpConnectionPool.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/src/System/Net/Http/SocketsHttpHandler/HttpConnectionPool.cs
index 715cab8a7deb6..25013a1f0dc80 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/src/System/Net/Http/SocketsHttpHandler/HttpConnectionPool.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http/src/System/Net/Http/SocketsHttpHandler/HttpConnectionPool.cs
@@ -1424,7 +1424,6 @@ private async ValueTask<Http2Connection> ConstructHttp2Connection(Stream stream,
             }
 
             Stream stream = tunnelResponse.Content.ReadAsStream(cancellationToken);
-            EndPoint remoteEndPoint = new DnsEndPoint(_originAuthority.IdnHost, _originAuthority.Port);
 
             return (stream, null);
         }