diff --git a/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.c b/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.c
index 98c392b3b..e60b86478 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ spdk_gpt_check_mbr(struct spdk_gpt *gpt)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	gpt->mbr = mbr;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.h b/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.h
index 961385e0c..afd64ce46 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/gpt/gpt.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct spdk_gpt {
 	uint64_t lba_end;
 	uint64_t total_sectors;
 	uint32_t sector_size;
-	struct spdk_mbr *mbr;
 	struct spdk_gpt_header *header;
 	struct spdk_gpt_partition_entry *partitions;
 };