diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
index 95db0c56c16..5f322108a5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ static int resourceType(const QByteArray &key)
 QXcbNativeInterface::QXcbNativeInterface() :
     m_genericEventFilterType(QByteArrayLiteral("xcb_generic_event_t")),
     m_sysTraySelectionAtom(XCB_ATOM_NONE),
-    m_systrayVisualId(XCB_NONE),
-    m_dbusTrayConnection(Q_NULLPTR)
+    m_systrayVisualId(XCB_NONE)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
index 388d7748533..64da3882585 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ private:
 
     xcb_atom_t m_sysTraySelectionAtom;
     xcb_visualid_t m_systrayVisualId;
-    QDBusMenuConnection *m_dbusTrayConnection;
 
     static QXcbScreen *qPlatformScreenForWindow(QWindow *window);