diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 9cd547dc02..f67d3d39f2 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ typedef struct QCowHeader {
 #define L2_CACHE_SIZE 16
 
 typedef struct BDRVQcowState {
-    BlockDriverState *hd;
     int cluster_bits;
     int cluster_size;
     int cluster_sectors;
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 2d22e5ec47..5217bea8a2 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ typedef struct QCowSnapshot {
 } QCowSnapshot;
 
 typedef struct BDRVQcowState {
-    BlockDriverState *hd;
     int cluster_bits;
     int cluster_size;
     int cluster_sectors;
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 3b51e532c4..ab8f70f17e 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ typedef struct {
 } VdiHeader;
 
 typedef struct {
-    BlockDriverState *hd;
     /* The block map entries are little endian (even in memory). */
     uint32_t *bmap;
     /* Size of block (bytes). */
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 872aebac9b..8fc9d67208 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define L2_CACHE_SIZE 16
 
 typedef struct BDRVVmdkState {
-    BlockDriverState *hd;
     int64_t l1_table_offset;
     int64_t l1_backup_table_offset;
     uint32_t *l1_table;
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index 416f48900c..21e2a6870c 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ struct vhd_dyndisk_header {
 };
 
 typedef struct BDRVVPCState {
-    BlockDriverState *hd;
-
     uint8_t footer_buf[HEADER_SIZE];
     uint64_t free_data_block_offset;
     int max_table_entries;