diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/lvolstore.h b/include/spdk_internal/lvolstore.h
index 5ef6f80b2..5ffc756a9 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/lvolstore.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/lvolstore.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ struct spdk_lvol_store {
 	struct spdk_uuid		uuid;
 	int				lvol_count;
 	int				lvols_opened;
-	bool				destruct;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_lvol)		lvols;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_lvol)		pending_lvols;
 	bool				on_list;
diff --git a/lib/lvol/lvol.c b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
index f21995fd6..fe31218e0 100644
--- a/lib/lvol/lvol.c
+++ b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@ spdk_lvs_init(struct spdk_bs_dev *bs_dev, struct spdk_lvs_opts *o,
 	lvs_req->cb_arg = cb_arg;
 	lvs_req->lvol_store = lvs;
 	lvs->bs_dev = bs_dev;
-	lvs->destruct = false;
 
 	snprintf(opts.bstype.bstype, sizeof(opts.bstype.bstype), "LVOLSTORE");
 
diff --git a/module/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/module/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index d8b5cab9b..4bfe79f3a 100644
--- a/module/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/module/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ _vbdev_lvs_remove(struct spdk_lvol_store *lvs, spdk_lvs_op_complete cb_fn, void
 			spdk_lvs_unload(lvs, _vbdev_lvs_remove_cb, lvs_bdev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		lvs->destruct = destroy;
 		if (destroy) {
 			_vbdev_lvs_remove_lvol_cb(lvs_bdev, 0);
 		} else {
@@ -1700,7 +1699,6 @@ vbdev_lvs_grow(struct spdk_lvol_store *lvs,
 	if (_vbdev_lvs_are_lvols_closed(lvs)) {
 		spdk_lvs_unload(lvs, _vbdev_lvs_grow_unload_cb, req);
 	} else {
-		lvs->destruct = false;
 		TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(lvol, &lvs->lvols, link, tmp) {
 			req->lvol_cnt++;
 			spdk_bdev_unregister(lvol->bdev, _vbdev_lvs_grow_remove_bdev_unregistered_cb, req);