diff --git a/plugins/inputs/haproxy/haproxy_test.go b/plugins/inputs/haproxy/haproxy_test.go
index 41b84dae9cc60..ec34e817bb87f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/haproxy/haproxy_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/haproxy/haproxy_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 )
 
-type statServer struct{}
-
 func serverSocket(l net.Listener) {
 	for {
 		conn, err := l.Accept()