diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 6e39a1b639ec22c119b56bf6593ccc9fb57a53a4..0fee29bb5e7fa9e64d59913ce46aa16f098620df 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -275,17 +275,6 @@ typedef struct BDRVQcowState {
     bool cache_discards;
 } BDRVQcowState;
 
-/* XXX: use std qcow open function ? */
-typedef struct QCowCreateState {
-    int cluster_size;
-    int cluster_bits;
-    uint16_t *refcount_block;
-    uint64_t *refcount_table;
-    int64_t l1_table_offset;
-    int64_t refcount_table_offset;
-    int64_t refcount_block_offset;
-} QCowCreateState;
-
 struct QCowAIOCB;
 
 typedef struct Qcow2COWRegion {