diff --git a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
index 0533d6265b..6273fb6cb9 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ impl LayeredTimeline {
                 continue 'outer;
             }
 
-            // 4. Does this layer serve as a tombstome for some older layer?
+            // 4. Does this layer serve as a tombstone for some older layer?
             if l.is_dropped() {
                 let prior_lsn = l.get_start_lsn().checked_sub(1u64).unwrap();
 
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ impl LayeredTimeline {
 
                 if is_tombstone {
                     info!(
-                        "keeping {} {}-{} because this layer servers as a tombstome for older layer",
+                        "keeping {} {}-{} because this layer serves as a tombstone for older layer",
                         seg,
                         l.get_start_lsn(),
                         l.get_end_lsn()
diff --git a/pageserver/src/relish.rs b/pageserver/src/relish.rs
index a42d4e24c9..9228829aef 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/relish.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/relish.rs
@@ -224,8 +224,3 @@ impl SlruKind {
         }
     }
 }
-
-pub const FIRST_NONREL_RELISH_TAG: RelishTag = RelishTag::Slru {
-    slru: SlruKind::Clog,
-    segno: 0,
-};