diff --git a/src/ripple/app/paths/impl/Steps.h b/src/ripple/app/paths/impl/Steps.h
index 123ae5f7f9..f7e2534a43 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/paths/impl/Steps.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/paths/impl/Steps.h
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ class FlowException : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
     TER ter;
-    std::string msg;
 
     FlowException (TER t, std::string const& msg)
         : std::runtime_error (msg)