diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index e2f9e3bd5..78fd2498f 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,6 @@ void free_sink_handler(struct sink_handler *sh) {
 void __add_sink_handler(sink_handler_q *q, struct packet_stream *sink, const struct sink_attrs *attrs) {
 	struct sink_handler *sh = g_new0(__typeof(*sh), 1);
 	sh->sink = sink;
-	sh->kernel_output_idx = -1;
 	if (attrs)
 		sh->attrs = *attrs;
 	t_queue_push_tail(q, sh);
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 3c2eb8185..9a9bc6c31 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,6 @@ static const char *kernelize_one(kernelize_state *s,
 
 	if (MEDIA_ISSET(sink->media, BLOCK_EGRESS))
 		return NULL;
-	sink_handler->kernel_output_idx = -1;
 
 	if (!sink->endpoint.address.family)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1848,7 +1847,6 @@ static const char *kernelize_one(kernelize_state *s,
 	// got a new output
 	redi->num = reti->num_destinations;
 	reti->num_destinations++;
-	sink_handler->kernel_output_idx = redi->num;
 	t_queue_push_tail(&s->outputs, redi);
 	assert(s->outputs.length == reti->num_destinations);
 
diff --git a/include/media_socket.h b/include/media_socket.h
index 1bb577d44..49671728c 100644
--- a/include/media_socket.h
+++ b/include/media_socket.h
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ struct rtpext_printer {
 struct sink_handler {
 	struct packet_stream *sink;
 	const struct streamhandler *handler;
-	int kernel_output_idx;
 	struct sink_attrs attrs;
 	const struct rtpext_printer *rtpext;
 };