diff --git a/check/src/constants.rs b/check/src/constants.rs
index b923821..935d9b9 100644
--- a/check/src/constants.rs
+++ b/check/src/constants.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,3 @@ 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";
diff --git a/check/src/docker.rs b/check/src/docker.rs
index fa45af9..5538e05 100644
--- a/check/src/docker.rs
+++ b/check/src/docker.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use cargo_stylus_util::color::Color;
 use eyre::{bail, eyre, Result};
 
-use crate::constants::{RUST_BASE_IMAGE_VERSION, TOOLCHAIN_FILE_NAME};
+use crate::constants::TOOLCHAIN_FILE_NAME;
 use crate::macros::greyln;
 use crate::project::extract_toolchain_channel;