diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index 7138b8d923..dea4096fca 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ typedef struct IVShmemState {
 
     uint32_t intrmask;
     uint32_t intrstatus;
-    uint32_t doorbell;
 
     CharDriverState **eventfd_chr;
     CharDriverState *server_chr;