diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
index 2588c74e4..1dda678da 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct _MetaWindowActorPrivate
 {
-  ClutterActor           parent;
-
   MetaWindow *window;
   MetaCompositor *compositor;