diff --git a/napi-inl.h b/napi-inl.h
index babbebd28..fbd3172bf 100644
--- a/napi-inl.h
+++ b/napi-inl.h
@@ -3413,8 +3413,7 @@ inline CallbackScope::CallbackScope(
 }
 
 inline CallbackScope::CallbackScope(napi_env env, napi_async_context context)
-    : _env(env),
-      _async_context(context) {
+    : _env(env) {
   napi_status status = napi_open_callback_scope(
       _env, Object::New(env), context, &_scope);
   NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(_env, status);
diff --git a/napi.h b/napi.h
index d60239f3e..bfabaa180 100644
--- a/napi.h
+++ b/napi.h
@@ -1683,7 +1683,6 @@ namespace Napi {
 
   private:
     napi_env _env;
-    napi_async_context _async_context;
     napi_callback_scope _scope;
   };