diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
index 95149d25..5f95571e 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.c
@@ -2121,7 +2121,6 @@ static int load_shdr(SFData *sf, unsigned int size)
         READB(sf, p->pitchadj);
         FSKIPW(sf); /* skip sample link */
         READW(sf, p->sampletype);
-        p->samfile = 0;
     }
 
     FSKIP(sf, SF_SHDR_SIZE); /* skip terminal shdr */
diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.h b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.h
index 0c315c73..9ee86b3d 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.h
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_sffile.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ struct _SFSample
 {
     /* Sample structure */
     char name[21]; /* Name of sample */
-    unsigned char samfile; /* Loaded sfont/sample buffer = 0/1 */
     unsigned int start; /* Offset in sample area to start of sample */
     unsigned int end; /* Offset from start to end of sample,
              this is the last point of the