diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 4c608692262e..4c15f6fda1c4 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t num_packets;
     /* pages sent through this channel */
     uint64_t num_pages;
-    /* syncs main thread and channels */
-    QemuSemaphore sem_sync;
 }  MultiFDSendParams;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -1027,7 +1025,6 @@ void multifd_save_cleanup(void)
         p->c = NULL;
         qemu_mutex_destroy(&p->mutex);
         qemu_sem_destroy(&p->sem);
-        qemu_sem_destroy(&p->sem_sync);
         g_free(p->name);
         p->name = NULL;
         multifd_pages_clear(p->pages);
@@ -1201,7 +1198,6 @@ int multifd_save_setup(void)
 
         qemu_mutex_init(&p->mutex);
         qemu_sem_init(&p->sem, 0);
-        qemu_sem_init(&p->sem_sync, 0);
         p->quit = false;
         p->pending_job = 0;
         p->id = i;