diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
index 965797da149f9cf50f1bda9958d5e746e66f4840..1aa84338f3ebdb052d80af7f8b59a8cd5171f92b 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ struct macroblock {
 
   int encode_breakout;
 
-  // char * gf_active_ptr;
-  signed char *gf_active_ptr;
-
   unsigned char *active_ptr;
 
   vp9_coeff_count token_costs[TX_SIZE_MAX_SB][BLOCK_TYPES];