diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index d5e38af5aa58339d25b110d88160fed9c7c7684f..6ddead1b95ee83712c7faa07dd671d6a966a9b8a 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -1520,7 +1520,6 @@ storageVolLookupByName(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
 
 
 struct storageVolLookupData {
-    virConnectPtr conn;
     const char *key;
     char *cleanpath;
     const char *path;
@@ -1547,7 +1546,7 @@ storageVolLookupByKey(virConnectPtr conn,
     virStoragePoolObjPtr obj;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def;
     struct storageVolLookupData data = {
-        .conn = conn, .key = key, .voldef = NULL };
+        .key = key, .voldef = NULL };
     virStorageVolPtr vol = NULL;
 
     if ((obj = virStoragePoolObjListSearch(driver->pools,
@@ -1627,7 +1626,7 @@ storageVolLookupByPath(virConnectPtr conn,
     virStoragePoolObjPtr obj;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def;
     struct storageVolLookupData data = {
-        .conn = conn, .path = path, .voldef = NULL };
+        .path = path, .voldef = NULL };
     virStorageVolPtr vol = NULL;
 
     if (!(data.cleanpath = virFileSanitizePath(path)))
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 5e39ae574c914a31e1b5fce40be6f35a75c731f1..856869c9d3a9417265c6554a4745c5009d33a005 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -5026,7 +5026,6 @@ testStorageVolLookupByName(virStoragePoolPtr pool,
 
 
 struct storageVolLookupData {
-    virConnectPtr conn;
     const char *key;
     const char *path;
     virStorageVolDefPtr voldef;
@@ -5053,7 +5052,7 @@ testStorageVolLookupByKey(virConnectPtr conn,
     virStoragePoolObjPtr obj;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def;
     struct storageVolLookupData data = {
-        .conn = conn, .key = key, .voldef = NULL };
+        .key = key, .voldef = NULL };
     virStorageVolPtr vol = NULL;
 
     testDriverLock(privconn);
@@ -5097,7 +5096,7 @@ testStorageVolLookupByPath(virConnectPtr conn,
     virStoragePoolObjPtr obj;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def;
     struct storageVolLookupData data = {
-        .conn = conn, .path = path, .voldef = NULL };
+        .path = path, .voldef = NULL };
     virStorageVolPtr vol = NULL;
 
     testDriverLock(privconn);