diff --git a/src/Obj.h b/src/Obj.h
index 78f8d018d3..714955be8c 100644
--- a/src/Obj.h
+++ b/src/Obj.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public:
 	BroObj()
 		{
 		ref_cnt = 1;
-		in_ser_cache = false;
 		notify_plugins = false;
 
 		// A bit of a hack.  We'd like to associate location
@@ -156,8 +155,6 @@ public:
 		~SuppressErrors()	{ --BroObj::suppress_errors; }
 	};
 
-	bool in_ser_cache;
-
 protected:
 	Location* location;	// all that matters in real estate