diff --git a/include/llvm/Linker.h b/include/llvm/Linker.h
index a398e1233a4..6761b8e68ed 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Linker.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Linker.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class Linker {
   /// @name Data
   /// @{
   private:
-    LLVMContext& Context; ///< The context for global information
     Module* Composite; ///< The composite module linked together
   /// @}
 
diff --git a/lib/Linker/Linker.cpp b/lib/Linker/Linker.cpp
index f8bf21e5ea8..c80f8173c3f 100644
--- a/lib/Linker/Linker.cpp
+++ b/lib/Linker/Linker.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ using namespace llvm;
 
 Linker::Linker(StringRef modname,
                LLVMContext& C):
-  Context(C),
   Composite(new Module(modname, C)) { }
 
 Linker::Linker(Module* aModule) :
-  Context(aModule->getContext()),
   Composite(aModule) { }
 
 Linker::~Linker() {