diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
index cd21719fe..f875b7485 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ struct ngx_http_upstream_s {
     ngx_int_t                      (*rewrite_cookie)(ngx_http_request_t *r,
                                          ngx_table_elt_t *h);
 
-    ngx_msec_t                       timeout;
-
     ngx_http_upstream_state_t       *state;
 
     ngx_str_t                        method;