diff --git a/wgengine/userspace.go b/wgengine/userspace.go
index 071b71c91..a49526e3b 100644
--- a/wgengine/userspace.go
+++ b/wgengine/userspace.go
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ type userspaceEngine struct {
 	trimmedNodes        map[key.NodePublic]bool   // set of node keys of peers currently excluded from wireguard config
 	sentActivityAt      map[netip.Addr]*mono.Time // value is accessed atomically
 	destIPActivityFuncs map[netip.Addr]func()
-	statusBufioReader   *bufio.Reader // reusable for UAPI
-	lastStatusPollTime  mono.Time     // last time we polled the engine status
+	lastStatusPollTime  mono.Time // last time we polled the engine status
 
 	mu             sync.Mutex         // guards following; see lock order comment below
 	netMap         *netmap.NetworkMap // or nil