diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e4b679c..73a06b7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 -
 
 ### Bug Fixes
+- fix: EXTENSIONS_ELF never referenced @williballenthin #3031
 
 ### capa Explorer Web
 
diff --git a/capa/helpers.py b/capa/helpers.py
index 503d4ca6..2e70b29f 100644
--- a/capa/helpers.py
+++ b/capa/helpers.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ EXTENSIONS_SHELLCODE_64 = ("sc64", "raw64")
 # VMRay (.zip)
 EXTENSIONS_DYNAMIC = ("json", "json_", "json.gz", "log", ".log.gz", ".zip")
 EXTENSIONS_BINEXPORT2 = ("BinExport", "BinExport2")
-EXTENSIONS_ELF = "elf_"
 EXTENSIONS_FREEZE = "frz"
 EXTENSIONS_BINJA_DB = "bndb"