diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 38f3a3a53..f00e893c5 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-06-02  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
+
+	* cygtls.h (_cygtls::protect_linked_list): Delete unused field.
+
 2012-05-30  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* hookapi.cc (find_first_notloaded_dll): Extend comment.  Fix usage of
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygtls.h b/winsup/cygwin/cygtls.h
index d8940ac26..40c6151c2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygtls.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygtls.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ public:
   unsigned initialized;
 
   /*gentls_offsets*/
-  static CRITICAL_SECTION protect_linked_list;
   static void init ();
   void init_thread (void *, DWORD (*) (void *, void *));
   static void call (DWORD (*) (void *, void *), void *);