diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index f3b235ec7bf4..ad8d3d4ef14e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct perf_session {
 	int			fd;
 	bool			fd_pipe;
 	bool			repipe;
-	char			*cwd;
 	struct ordered_samples	ordered_samples;
 	char			filename[1];
 };