diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/driver_common.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/driver_common.c
index a1bba9cba..e377b6f26 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/driver_common.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/driver_common.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static void nvgpu_init_pm_vars(struct gk20a *g)
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_GPU_CAN_BLCG,
 		nvgpu_platform_is_silicon(g) ? platform->can_blcg : false);
 
-	g->aggressive_sync_destroy = platform->aggressive_sync_destroy;
 	g->aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh = platform->aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_SUPPORT_CDE
 	g->has_cde = platform->has_cde;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
index d7a4458db..62d61e784 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/platform_gk20a.h
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ struct gk20a_platform {
 	/* channel limit after which to start aggressive sync destroy */
 	unsigned int aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh;
 
-	/* flag to set sync destroy aggressiveness */
-	bool aggressive_sync_destroy;
-
 	/* set if ASPM should be disabled on boot; only makes sense for PCI */
 	bool disable_aspm;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/vgpu/vgpu_linux.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/vgpu/vgpu_linux.c
index f82c0a1c2..298c7e34d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/vgpu/vgpu_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/vgpu/vgpu_linux.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static void vgpu_init_vars(struct gk20a *g, struct gk20a_platform *platform)
 
 	nvgpu_atomic_set(&g->clk_arb_global_nr, 0);
 
-	g->aggressive_sync_destroy = platform->aggressive_sync_destroy;
 	g->aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh = platform->aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh;
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_HAS_SYNCPOINTS, platform->has_syncpoints);
 	g->ptimer_src_freq = platform->ptimer_src_freq;