diff --git a/check/src/constants.rs b/check/src/constants.rs
index a7c844b..628ef38 100644
--- a/check/src/constants.rs
+++ b/check/src/constants.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,5 @@ pub const PROJECT_HASH_SECTION_NAME: &str = "project_hash";
 /// Name of the toolchain file used to specify the Rust toolchain version for a project.
 pub const TOOLCHAIN_FILE_NAME: &str = "rust-toolchain.toml";
 
-/// Base Rust image version to be used for reproducible builds. This simply installs cargo and the Rust
-/// compiler, but the user will specify the exact version of the Rust toolchain to use for building within
-/// the docker container.
-pub const RUST_BASE_IMAGE_VERSION: &str = "1.79.0";
-
 /// The default endpoint for connections to a Stylus-enabled Arbitrum node.
 pub const DEFAULT_ENDPOINT: &str = "https://sepolia-rollup.arbitrum.io/rpc";