diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 64e6cbe641..2b97b76fb7 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ string showType(const Value & v)
 EvalState::EvalState()
     : sWith(symbols.create("<with>"))
     , sOutPath(symbols.create("outPath"))
-    , sCurrentOutput(symbols.create("currentOutput"))
     , sDrvPath(symbols.create("drvPath"))
     , sType(symbols.create("type"))
     , sMeta(symbols.create("meta"))
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 3816f36bd6..694d4407b8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public:
     SymbolTable symbols;
 
     const Symbol sWith, sOutPath, sDrvPath, sType, sMeta, sName,
-        sSystem, sOverrides, sCurrentOutput;
+        sSystem, sOverrides;
 
 private:
     SrcToStore srcToStore;