diff --git a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
index 4f27346af..ea5f1d475 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ create_aio_disk(const char *name, const char *fname, uint32_t block_size)
 
 	disk_size = spdk_fd_get_size(fdisk->fd);
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&fdisk->sync_completion_list);
 	fdisk->disk.name = strdup(name);
 	if (!fdisk->disk.name) {
 		goto error_return;
diff --git a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.h b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.h
index 62a259973..ac3ba07da 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.h
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ struct file_disk {
 	struct spdk_bdev	disk;
 	const char		*file;
 	int			fd;
-
-	/**
-	 * For storing I/O that were completed synchronously, and will be
-	 *   completed during next check_io call.
-	 */
-	TAILQ_HEAD(, bdev_aio_task) sync_completion_list;
 };
 
 struct spdk_bdev *create_aio_disk(const char *name, const char *fname, uint32_t block_size);