diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index b2e52029def..01130154794 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ struct ctdb_db_context {
 	struct ctdb_db_context *next, *prev;
 	struct ctdb_context *ctdb;
 	uint32_t db_id;
-	uint32_t priority;
 	bool persistent;
 	bool readonly; /* Do we support read-only delegations ? */
 	bool sticky; /* Do we support sticky records ? */
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
index 88d0bcee23f..6b391b09071 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
@@ -767,7 +767,6 @@ static int ctdb_local_attach(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, const char *db_name,
 	ctdb_db = talloc_zero(ctdb, struct ctdb_db_context);
 	CTDB_NO_MEMORY(ctdb, ctdb_db);
 
-	ctdb_db->priority = 1;
 	ctdb_db->ctdb = ctdb;
 	ctdb_db->db_name = talloc_strdup(ctdb_db, db_name);
 	CTDB_NO_MEMORY(ctdb, ctdb_db->db_name);