diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
index 4047398824..251dea2211 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals.java
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ public class ReplaceDuplicateStringLiterals extends Recipe {
     @Nullable
     Boolean includeTestSources;
 
-    @Option(displayName = "Maximum length of the generate variable names",
-            description = "By default this is set to 100 characters",
-            required = false)
-    @Nullable
-    Integer maxVariableLength = 100;
-
     @Override
     public String getDisplayName() {
         return "Replace duplicate `String` literals";
@@ -74,6 +68,8 @@ public Duration getEstimatedEffortPerOccurrence() {
         return Duration.ofMinutes(2);
     }
 
+    int maxVariableLength = 40;
+
     @Override
     public TreeVisitor<?, ExecutionContext> getVisitor() {
         return Preconditions.check(new UsesType<>("java.lang.String", false), new JavaVisitor<ExecutionContext>() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
index 849e7f3773..cec186f5ff 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/ReplaceDuplicateStringLiteralsTest.java
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ class A {
             """
               package org.foo;
               class A {
-                  private static final String THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
-                  final String val1 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
-                  final String val2 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
-                  final String val3 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE_NAME_IT_GOES_ON_AND_ON_FOR_AVERY_LONG_TIME_IT_MIGHT_NEVER_END;
+                  private static final String THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE = "ThisIsAnUnreasonablyLongVariableNameItGoesOnAndOnForAVeryLongTimeItMightNeverEndWhoIsToKnowHowLongItWillKeepGoingAndGoing";
+                  final String val1 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE;
+                  final String val2 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE;
+                  final String val3 = THIS_IS_AN_UNREASONABLY_LONG_VARIABLE;
               }
               """
           )
@@ -278,17 +278,17 @@ void transformStringValue() {
           java(
             """
               class A {
-                  final String val1 = "An example,, of a :: String with `` special __ characters.";
-                  final String val2 = "An example,, of a :: String with `` special __ characters.";
-                  final String val3 = "An example,, of a :: String with `` special __ characters.";
+                  final String val1 = "Example,, :: String with `` special __ characters.";
+                  final String val2 = "Example,, :: String with `` special __ characters.";
+                  final String val3 = "Example,, :: String with `` special __ characters.";
               }
               """,
             """
               class A {
-                  private static final String AN_EXAMPLE_OF_A_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS = "An example,, of a :: String with `` special __ characters.";
-                  final String val1 = AN_EXAMPLE_OF_A_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS;
-                  final String val2 = AN_EXAMPLE_OF_A_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS;
-                  final String val3 = AN_EXAMPLE_OF_A_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS;
+                  private static final String EXAMPLE_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS = "Example,, :: String with `` special __ characters.";
+                  final String val1 = EXAMPLE_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS;
+                  final String val2 = EXAMPLE_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS; 
+                  final String val3 = EXAMPLE_STRING_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS;
               }
               """
           )