diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-axi-spi-engine.c b/drivers/spi/spi-axi-spi-engine.c
index 6177c1a8d56e..d89f75170c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-axi-spi-engine.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-axi-spi-engine.c
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ struct spi_engine_program {
  * struct spi_engine_message_state - SPI engine per-message state
  */
 struct spi_engine_message_state {
-	/** @p: Instructions for executing this message. */
-	struct spi_engine_program *p;
 	/** @cmd_length: Number of elements in cmd_buf array. */
 	unsigned cmd_length;
 	/** @cmd_buf: Array of commands not yet written to CMD FIFO. */
@@ -543,7 +541,6 @@ static int spi_engine_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *host,
 
 	/* reinitialize message state for this transfer */
 	memset(st, 0, sizeof(*st));
-	st->p = p;
 	st->cmd_buf = p->instructions;
 	st->cmd_length = p->length;
 	msg->state = st;