diff --git a/block-qcow2.c b/block-qcow2.c
index 5a68ed9f67..0a1ddeb6e2 100644
--- a/block-qcow2.c
+++ b/block-qcow2.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,6 @@ static int qcow_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
     bdi->cluster_size = s->cluster_size;
     bdi->vm_state_offset = (int64_t)s->l1_vm_state_index <<
         (s->cluster_bits + s->l2_bits);
-    bdi->highest_alloc = s->highest_alloc << s->cluster_bits;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index 7812b77479..f6b14ee8ea 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ typedef struct BlockDriverInfo {
     int cluster_size;
     /* offset at which the VM state can be saved (0 if not possible) */
     int64_t vm_state_offset;
-    int64_t highest_alloc; /* highest allocated block offset (in bytes) */
 } BlockDriverInfo;
 
 typedef struct QEMUSnapshotInfo {