diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/timing.hh b/src/cpu/simple/timing.hh
index 16bb554e2b..77057ad02d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/timing.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/timing.hh
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ class TimingSimpleCPU : public BaseSimpleCPU
         {
             PacketPtr pkt;
             TimingSimpleCPU *cpu;
-            CpuPort *port;
 
             TickEvent(TimingSimpleCPU *_cpu) : pkt(NULL), cpu(_cpu) {}
             const char *description() const { return "Timing CPU tick"; }