diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index dd2c70da36..aaaa871687 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ struct QEMUMachine {
     const char *default_machine_opts;
     const char *default_boot_order;
     GlobalProperty *compat_props;
-    struct QEMUMachine *next;
     const char *hw_version;
 };