diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
index 3c0b3a6b26..ee0c96c6cf 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
@@ -477,8 +477,6 @@ private:
   GraphicsEngine *_engine;
   GraphicsThreadingModel _threading_model;
 
-  static GraphicsStateGuardian *_global_gsg;
-
 public:
   void traverse_prepared_textures(bool (*pertex_callbackfn)(TextureContext *,void *),void *callback_arg);