diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.h b/target/mips/cpu.h
index 3dbfbfdb3d36..f6877ece8b40 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.h
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ typedef struct CPUArchState {
     CPUMIPSFPUContext active_fpu;
 
     uint32_t current_tc;
-    uint32_t current_fpu;
 
     uint32_t SEGBITS;
     uint32_t PABITS;
diff --git a/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c b/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
index 91cd9f19002a..8af11fd896be 100644
--- a/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
+++ b/target/mips/sysemu/machine.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_mips_cpu = {
 
         /* CPU metastate */
         VMSTATE_UINT32(env.current_tc, MIPSCPU),
-        VMSTATE_UINT32(env.current_fpu, MIPSCPU),
+        VMSTATE_UNUSED(sizeof(uint32_t)), /* was current_fpu */
         VMSTATE_INT32(env.error_code, MIPSCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.btarget, MIPSCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.bcond, MIPSCPU),