diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
index 40fc88aee..e470dfa79 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ typedef struct
   struct wl_signal destroy_signal;
   struct wl_listener destroy_listener;
 
-  union
-  {
-    struct wl_shm_buffer *shm_buffer;
-G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
-    struct wl_buffer *legacy_buffer;
-G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
-  };
-
   int32_t width, height;
   uint32_t busy_count;
 } MetaWaylandBuffer;