diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
index c43684808d..f8ae486a8d 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ private:
 
 	EGLDisplay display_ = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
 	EGLContext context_ = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
-	EGLSurface surface_ = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 
 	int compileShader(int shaderType, GLuint &shaderId, Span<const unsigned char> shaderData,
 			  Span<const std::string> shaderEnv);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
index 780b7bc2d5..900d2174df 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(eGL)
  *\brief EGL context handle
  */
 
-/**
- *\var eGL::surface_
- *\brief EGL sufrace handle
- */
-
 /**
  * \brief Construct an EGL helper
  * \param[in] display The EGL display to use
@@ -84,9 +79,6 @@ eGL::~eGL()
 {
 	if (context_ != EGL_NO_CONTEXT)
 		eglDestroyContext(display_, context_);
-
-	if (surface_ != EGL_NO_SURFACE)
-		eglDestroySurface(display_, surface_);
 }
 
 /**