diff --git a/src/mesa/main/hash_table.c b/src/mesa/main/hash_table.c
index 008b4cdbcc0..ad8f8985291 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/hash_table.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/hash_table.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ _mesa_hash_table_create(void *mem_ctx,
    if (ht == NULL)
       return NULL;
 
-   ht->mem_ctx = mem_ctx;
    ht->size_index = 0;
    ht->size = hash_sizes[ht->size_index].size;
    ht->rehash = hash_sizes[ht->size_index].rehash;
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/hash_table.h b/src/mesa/main/hash_table.h
index ad1dae478ed..f51131aeed8 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/hash_table.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/hash_table.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ struct hash_entry {
 };
 
 struct hash_table {
-   void *mem_ctx;
    struct hash_entry *table;
    bool (*key_equals_function)(const void *a, const void *b);
    const void *deleted_key;
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/set.c b/src/mesa/main/set.c
index dc3550c767c..989e5dece86 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/set.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/set.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ _mesa_set_create(void *mem_ctx,
    if (ht == NULL)
       return NULL;
 
-   ht->mem_ctx = mem_ctx;
    ht->size_index = 0;
    ht->size = hash_sizes[ht->size_index].size;
    ht->rehash = hash_sizes[ht->size_index].rehash;