diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.cpp
index f748826a622..d1caa2edeab 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ PerfLong::PerfLong(CounterNS ns, const char* namep, Units u, Variability v)
 PerfLongVariant::PerfLongVariant(CounterNS ns, const char* namep, Units u,
                                  Variability v, PerfLongSampleHelper* helper)
                                 : PerfLong(ns, namep, u, v),
-                                  _sampled(nullptr), _sample_helper(helper) {
+                                  _sample_helper(helper) {
 
   sample();
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.hpp
index d4ac8a735ec..5c7b3d104e9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/perfData.hpp
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ class PerfLongConstant : public PerfLong {
 class PerfLongVariant : public PerfLong {
 
   protected:
-    jlong* _sampled;
     PerfLongSampleHelper* _sample_helper;
 
     PerfLongVariant(CounterNS ns, const char* namep, Units u, Variability v,