diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
index 86e15f24b..3b6bc88db 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ ftl_band_next_operational_zone(struct ftl_band *band, struct ftl_zone *zone)
 		result = ftl_band_next_zone(band, zone);
 	} else {
 		CIRCLEQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(entry, &band->zones, circleq) {
-			if (entry->pos > zone->pos) {
+			if (entry->start_addr.pu > zone->start_addr.pu) {
 				result = entry;
 			} else {
 				if (!result) {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
index ac09e45ad..0af99e544 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ struct ftl_zone {
 	/* First logical block of a zone */
 	struct ftl_addr				start_addr;
 
-	/* Position in band's zone_buf */
-	uint32_t				pos;
-
 	CIRCLEQ_ENTRY(ftl_zone)			circleq;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
index f8ddd7be5..a05354f17 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ ftl_dev_init_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		for (j = 0; j < ftl_dev_num_bands(dev); ++j) {
 			band = &dev->bands[j];
 			zone = &band->zone_buf[i];
-			zone->pos = i;
 			zone->state = ftl_get_zone_state(&info[j]);
 			zone->start_addr.pu = i;
 			zone->start_addr.zone_id = band->id;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/common/utils.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/common/utils.c
index c6caa2b81..1883e62b0 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/common/utils.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/common/utils.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ test_init_ftl_band(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, size_t id)
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < ftl_dev_num_punits(dev); ++i) {
 		zone = &band->zone_buf[i];
-		zone->pos = i;
 		zone->state = SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_CLOSED;
 		zone->start_addr.pu = i;
 		zone->start_addr.zone_id = band->id;