diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
index 94604d4cd99..f1cddc0589a 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ nvk_CreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
 
    vk_device_set_drm_fd(&dev->vk, dev->ws_dev->fd);
    dev->vk.command_buffer_ops = &nvk_cmd_buffer_ops;
-   dev->pdev = pdev;
 
    result = nvk_upload_queue_init(dev, &dev->upload);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.h b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.h
index 91bda76b061..763979f2d70 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.h
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ nvk_slm_area_get_bo_ref(struct nvk_slm_area *area,
 
 struct nvk_device {
    struct vk_device vk;
-   struct nvk_physical_device *pdev;
 
    struct nouveau_ws_device *ws_dev;