diff --git a/mutation_fragment.cc b/mutation_fragment.cc
index 6bb759d7a5..04c2e871ff 100644
--- a/mutation_fragment.cc
+++ b/mutation_fragment.cc
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ void range_tombstone_stream::apply(const range_tombstone_list& list, const query
 }
 
 void range_tombstone_stream::reset() {
-    _inside_range_tombstone = false;
     _list.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/mutation_fragment.hh b/mutation_fragment.hh
index 365d3ec8b8..3510d78d3b 100644
--- a/mutation_fragment.hh
+++ b/mutation_fragment.hh
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ class range_tombstone_stream {
     const schema& _schema;
     position_in_partition::less_compare _cmp;
     range_tombstone_list _list;
-    bool _inside_range_tombstone = false;
 private:
     mutation_fragment_opt do_get_next();
 public: