diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
index 765c8b0d..8defa705 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ int fluid_defsfont_load(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont, const fluid_file_callbacks_t
     while(p != NULL)
     {
         sfpreset = (SFPreset *)fluid_list_get(p);
-        defpreset = new_fluid_defpreset(defsfont);
+        defpreset = new_fluid_defpreset();
 
         if(defpreset == NULL)
         {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ fluid_preset_t *fluid_defsfont_iteration_next(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont)
  * new_fluid_defpreset
  */
 fluid_defpreset_t *
-new_fluid_defpreset(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont)
+new_fluid_defpreset(void)
 {
     fluid_defpreset_t *defpreset = FLUID_NEW(fluid_defpreset_t);
 
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ new_fluid_defpreset(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont)
     }
 
     defpreset->next = NULL;
-    defpreset->defsfont = defsfont;
     defpreset->name[0] = 0;
     defpreset->bank = 0;
     defpreset->num = 0;
diff --git a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.h b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.h
index 86f782f9..3d90e69b 100644
--- a/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.h
+++ b/src/sfloader/fluid_defsfont.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ int fluid_defsfont_add_preset(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont, fluid_defpreset_t *def
 struct _fluid_defpreset_t
 {
     fluid_defpreset_t *next;
-    fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont;           /* the soundfont this preset belongs to */
     char name[21];                        /* the name of the preset */
     unsigned int bank;                    /* the bank number */
     unsigned int num;                     /* the preset number */
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ struct _fluid_defpreset_t
     fluid_preset_zone_t *zone;               /* the chained list of preset zones */
 };
 
-fluid_defpreset_t *new_fluid_defpreset(fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont);
+fluid_defpreset_t *new_fluid_defpreset(void);
 void delete_fluid_defpreset(fluid_defpreset_t *defpreset);
 fluid_defpreset_t *fluid_defpreset_next(fluid_defpreset_t *defpreset);
 int fluid_defpreset_import_sfont(fluid_defpreset_t *defpreset, SFPreset *sfpreset, fluid_defsfont_t *defsfont);