diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
index 8f16be356..3eb7a0f85 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
@@ -959,10 +959,8 @@ configServerFlags(XF86ConfFlagsPtr flagsconf, XF86OptionPtr layoutopts)
     XkbFreeRMLVOSet(&set, FALSE);
 
     xf86Info.useDefaultFontPath = TRUE;
-    xf86Info.useDefaultFontPathFrom = X_DEFAULT;
     if (xf86GetOptValBool(FlagOptions, FLAG_USE_DEFAULT_FONT_PATH, &value)) {
         xf86Info.useDefaultFontPath = value;
-        xf86Info.useDefaultFontPathFrom = X_CONFIG;
     }
 
 /* Make sure that timers don't overflow CARD32's after multiplying */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Privstr.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Privstr.h
index 7bb88891f..cffa14d01 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Privstr.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Privstr.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ typedef struct {
     MessageType glxVisualsFrom;
 
     Bool useDefaultFontPath;
-    MessageType useDefaultFontPathFrom;
     Bool ignoreABI;
 
     Bool forceInputDevices;     /* force xorg.conf or built-in input devices */