diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor.c
index 40177ad17..690cd87c7 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ struct _MetaSurfaceActorPrivate
 {
   MetaShapedTexture *texture;
   MetaWaylandBuffer *buffer;
-  Pixmap pixmap;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaSurfaceActor, meta_surface_actor, CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR);