diff --git a/trace/simple.c b/trace/simple.c
index a0e0f051d7..4fed07f330 100644
--- a/trace/simple.c
+++ b/trace/simple.c
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ int trace_record_start(TraceBufferRecord *rec, TraceEventID event, size_t datasi
     }
 
     idx = old_idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
-    /*  To check later if threshold crossed */
-    rec->next_tbuf_idx = new_idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
 
     rec_off = idx;
     rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec_off, &event, sizeof(event));
diff --git a/trace/simple.h b/trace/simple.h
index 7e521c1e1f..2ab96a8147 100644
--- a/trace/simple.h
+++ b/trace/simple.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void st_flush_trace_buffer(void);
 
 typedef struct {
     unsigned int tbuf_idx;
-    unsigned int next_tbuf_idx;
     unsigned int rec_off;
 } TraceBufferRecord;