diff --git a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
index acc049b8d..c22b08617 100644
--- a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
+++ b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
@@ -1642,9 +1642,6 @@ cache_append_buffer(struct spdk_file *file)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (file->last != NULL) {
-		file->last->next = last;
-	}
 	file->last = last;
 
 	return last;
diff --git a/lib/blobfs/tree.h b/lib/blobfs/tree.h
index ae4237629..0a9ba62a3 100644
--- a/lib/blobfs/tree.h
+++ b/lib/blobfs/tree.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 struct cache_buffer {
 	uint8_t			*buf;
-	struct cache_buffer	*next;
 	uint64_t		offset;
 	uint32_t		buf_size;
 	uint32_t		bytes_filled;