diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index 7937aba47..57d8be670 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ struct _MetaWindow
   MetaLogicalMonitor *highest_scale_monitor;
   MetaWorkspace *workspace;
   MetaWindowClientType client_type;
-  /* may be NULL! not all windows get decorated */
-  MetaFrame *frame;
   int depth;
   char *desc; /* used in debug spew */
   char *title;