diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme.c b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
index 99758247a..63a316b41 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ nvme_allocate_request(const struct nvme_payload *payload, uint32_t payload_size,
 	req->cb_fn = cb_fn;
 	req->cb_arg = cb_arg;
 	req->timeout = true;
-	req->parent = NULL;
 	req->payload = *payload;
 	req->payload_size = payload_size;