diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
index 5618dcd8358..c780103228f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ intelInitContext(struct intel_context *intel,
 
    driContextPriv->driverPrivate = intel;
    intel->driContext = driContextPriv;
-   intel->driFd = sPriv->fd;
 
    intel->gen = intelScreen->gen;
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.h
index 350d35d9033..4ec4015d453 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.h
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ struct intel_context
 
    bool use_early_z;
 
-   int driFd;
-
    __DRIcontext *driContext;
    struct intel_screen *intelScreen;