diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index 8aa9f9c53a4c..656c03666c5e 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ ffs_mountfs(devvp, mp, td)
 	if (mp->mnt_iosize_max > MAXPHYS)
 		mp->mnt_iosize_max = MAXPHYS;
 
-	devvp->v_bufobj.bo_private = cp;
 	devvp->v_bufobj.bo_ops = &ffs_ops;
 
 	fs = NULL;