diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
index c73b81f675b..b33a5cd0b7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ bool ResourceFileWatcher::reload(QString *errorString, ReloadFlag flag, ChangeTy
 
 ResourceFileNode::ResourceFileNode(const QString &filePath, const QString &qrcPath, ResourceTopLevelNode *topLevel)
     : ProjectExplorer::FileNode(filePath, ProjectExplorer::UnknownFileType, false),
-      m_topLevel(topLevel),
       m_qrcPath(qrcPath)
 
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
index ab6d05724bc..744d357c113 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ProjectAction> supportedActions(Node *node) const;
 
 private:
-    ResourceTopLevelNode *m_topLevel;
     QString m_displayName;
     QString m_qrcPath;
 };