diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
index e4d366abd..d2c4d1a7b 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public:
 	GLenum texture_unit_; /**< Texture unit associated with this image eg (GL_TEXTURE0) */
 	GLuint texture_; /**< OpenGL texture object ID */
 	GLuint fbo_; /**< OpenGL frame buffer object ID */
-	bool dmabuf_import_failed_ = false; /**< Previous image import failed */
 
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(eGLImage)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
index 4eabddcc7..ce451d521 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ int eGL::createDMABufTexture2D(eGLImage &eglImage, int fd, bool output)
 
 	if (image == EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR) {
 		LOG(eGL, Debug) << "eglCreateImageKHR fail";
-		eglImage.dmabuf_import_failed_ = true;
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}