diff --git a/sql/records.h b/sql/records.h
index a4564df614627..38552e81ab314 100644
--- a/sql/records.h
+++ b/sql/records.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ struct READ_RECORD
   SQL_SELECT *select;
   uint cache_records;
   uint ref_length,struct_length,reclength,rec_cache_size,error_offset;
-  uint index;
   uchar *ref_pos;				/* pointer to form->refpos */
   uchar *record;
   uchar *rec_buf;                /* to read field values  after filesort */
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 6b1706e545103..b731b1851fd9c 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -20392,7 +20392,6 @@ join_read_first(JOIN_TAB *tab)
   tab->table->status=0;
   tab->read_record.read_record_func= join_read_next;
   tab->read_record.table=table;
-  tab->read_record.index=tab->index;
   tab->read_record.record=table->record[0];
   if (!table->file->inited)
     error= table->file->ha_index_init(tab->index, tab->sorted);
@@ -20433,7 +20432,6 @@ join_read_last(JOIN_TAB *tab)
   tab->table->status=0;
   tab->read_record.read_record_func= join_read_prev;
   tab->read_record.table=table;
-  tab->read_record.index=tab->index;
   tab->read_record.record=table->record[0];
   if (!table->file->inited)
     error= table->file->ha_index_init(tab->index, 1);