diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.c
index 6a88a006072..33175de4357 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ nvk_bind_buffer_memory(struct nvk_device *dev,
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(nvk_buffer, buffer, info->buffer);
    VkResult result = VK_SUCCESS;
 
-   buffer->is_local = !(mem->mem->flags & NVKMD_MEM_GART);
    if (buffer->va != NULL) {
       result = nvkmd_va_bind_mem(buffer->va, &buffer->vk.base,
                                  0 /* va_offset */,
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.h b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.h
index 45ca7707b26..62b26da14fe 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.h
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_buffer.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ struct nvk_buffer {
 
    /** Reserved VA for sparse buffers, NULL otherwise. */
    struct nvkmd_va *va;
-   bool is_local;
 };
 
 VK_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(nvk_buffer, vk.base, VkBuffer,