diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 138ee44b1..f3cda984b 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ error_return:
 	conn->shutdown_timer = NULL;
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_ISCSI, "Launching connection on acceptor thread\n");
 	conn->pending_task_cnt = 0;
-	conn->pending_activate_event = false;
 
 	conn->lcore = spdk_env_get_current_core();
 	__sync_fetch_and_add(&g_num_connections[conn->lcore], 1);
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.h b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
index 4a91e6988..491267e32 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_conn {
 	uint32_t pending_task_cnt;
 	uint32_t data_out_cnt;
 	uint32_t data_in_cnt;
-	bool pending_activate_event;
 
 	int timeout;
 	uint64_t nopininterval;