diff --git a/src/library/itunes/itunesmacosimporter.h b/src/library/itunes/itunesmacosimporter.h
index 729154163e83..698324f3a571 100644
--- a/src/library/itunes/itunesmacosimporter.h
+++ b/src/library/itunes/itunesmacosimporter.h
@@ -21,9 +21,5 @@ class ITunesMacOSImporter : public ITunesImporter {
     ITunesImport importLibrary() override;
 
   private:
-    // The values behind these references are owned by the parent `ITunesFeature`,
-    // thus there is an implicit contract here that this `ITunesMacOSImporter` cannot
-    // outlive the feature (which should not happen anyway, since importers are short-lived).
-    const std::atomic<bool>& m_cancelImport;
     std::unique_ptr<ITunesDAO> m_dao;
 };