diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h b/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
index 2254eb8bbf..6dbba3efcb 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vm/vm_types.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ typedef phys_addr_t page_num_t;
 
 struct VMCacheRef {
 			VMCache*			cache;
-			int32				ref_count;
 
 								VMCacheRef(VMCache* cache);
 };
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
index 5c1cedc026..436b4a998f 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
@@ -599,8 +599,7 @@ vm_cache_acquire_locked_page_cache(vm_page* page, bool dontWait)
 
 VMCacheRef::VMCacheRef(VMCache* cache)
 	:
-	cache(cache),
-	ref_count(1)
+	cache(cache)
 {
 }