diff --git a/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.cxx b/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.cxx
index 0b739235d..efd89e2d0 100644
--- a/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.cxx
+++ b/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.cxx
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 #include "FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.hxx"
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-FBSurfaceLIBRETRO::FBSurfaceLIBRETRO(FrameBufferLIBRETRO& buffer,
+FBSurfaceLIBRETRO::FBSurfaceLIBRETRO(FrameBufferLIBRETRO&,
                                      uInt32 width, uInt32 height, const uInt32* data)
-  : myFB(buffer)
 {
   createSurface(width, height, data);
-} 
+}
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void FBSurfaceLIBRETRO::createSurface(uInt32 width, uInt32 height,
diff --git a/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.hxx b/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.hxx
index 76c0e7717..3af0a91a0 100644
--- a/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.hxx
+++ b/src/libretro/FBSurfaceLIBRETRO.hxx
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class FBSurfaceLIBRETRO : public FBSurface
     FBSurfaceLIBRETRO& operator=(FBSurfaceLIBRETRO&&) = delete;
 
   private:
-    FrameBufferLIBRETRO& myFB;
-
     Common::Rect mySrcGUIR, myDstGUIR;
 
   private: