diff --git a/net/local/local.h b/net/local/local.h
index ad74deb212..7b6abc764b 100644
--- a/net/local/local.h
+++ b/net/local/local.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ struct local_conn_s
   /* SOCK_STREAM fields common to both client and server */
 
   sem_t lc_waitsem;            /* Use to wait for a connection to be accepted */
-  FAR struct socket *lc_psock; /* A reference to the socket structure */
 
   /* The following is a list if poll structures of threads waiting for
    * socket events.
diff --git a/net/local/local_accept.c b/net/local/local_accept.c
index 387996a324..afad5ee57a 100644
--- a/net/local/local_accept.c
+++ b/net/local/local_accept.c
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ int local_accept(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct sockaddr *addr,
 
           /* Setup the accpet socket structure */
 
-          conn->lc_psock = newsock;
-
           newsock->s_domain = psock->s_domain;
           newsock->s_type   = SOCK_STREAM;
           newsock->s_sockif = psock->s_sockif;
diff --git a/net/local/local_sockif.c b/net/local/local_sockif.c
index e40be55151..0b57ba0049 100644
--- a/net/local/local_sockif.c
+++ b/net/local/local_sockif.c
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ static int local_sockif_alloc(FAR struct socket *psock)
   /* Save the pre-allocated connection in the socket structure */
 
   psock->s_conn = conn;
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_LOCAL_STREAM)
-  conn->lc_psock = psock;
-#endif
   return OK;
 }
 #endif