diff --git a/servers/vfs/glo.h b/servers/vfs/glo.h
index f56492c66..852218295 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/glo.h
+++ b/servers/vfs/glo.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ EXTERN int who_p, who_e;	/* caller's proc number, endpoint */
 EXTERN int call_nr;		/* system call number */
 
 EXTERN message mount_m_in;	/* the input message for a mount request */
-EXTERN endpoint_t mount_fs_e;	/* endpoint of file system to mount */
 EXTERN char mount_label[LABEL_MAX];	/* label of file system to mount */
 
 EXTERN char user_fullpath[PATH_MAX+1];    /* storage for user path name */
diff --git a/servers/vfs/mount.c b/servers/vfs/mount.c
index 39c21700c..1bdbb5e26 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/mount.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/mount.c
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ PRIVATE int mount_fs(endpoint_t fs_e)
   if (!super_user) return(EPERM);
 
   /* Clear endpoint field */
-  mount_fs_e = NONE;
-
   /* Should the file system be mounted read-only? */
   rdonly = (m_in.mount_flags & MS_RDONLY);