diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index f924ec853..ae8c4e163 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ xf86AllocateInput(InputDriverPtr drv, IDevPtr idev)
     new->conversion_proc = NULL;
     new->reverse_conversion_proc = NULL;
     new->dev = NULL;
-    new->private_flags = 0;
     new->always_core_feedback = NULL;
     new->private = NULL;
     new->conf_idev = idev;
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index bb7a4aa51..e738649a1 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ typedef struct _InputInfoRec {
     Atom		    atom;
     DeviceIntPtr	    dev;
     pointer		    private;
-    int			    private_flags;
     unsigned int	    first;
     unsigned int	    last;
     char *		    type_name;