diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
index 643cd25b8bd..2204691726a 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_stream {
   /** Are we buffering writes on this stream? If yes, we won't become writable
       until there's enough queued up in the flow_controlled_buffer */
   bool write_buffering = false;
-  /** Has trailing metadata been received. */
-  bool received_trailing_metadata = false;
 
   /* have we sent or received the EOS bit? */
   bool eos_received = false;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/parsing.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/parsing.cc
index 796f63573c0..c1b226c5fb3 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/parsing.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/parsing.cc
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ static grpc_error* init_header_frame_parser(grpc_chttp2_transport* t,
           *s->trailing_metadata_available = true;
         }
         t->hpack_parser.on_header = on_trailing_header;
-        s->received_trailing_metadata = true;
       } else {
         GRPC_CHTTP2_IF_TRACING(gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "parsing initial_metadata"));
         t->hpack_parser.on_header = on_initial_header;
@@ -657,7 +656,6 @@ static grpc_error* init_header_frame_parser(grpc_chttp2_transport* t,
     case 1:
       GRPC_CHTTP2_IF_TRACING(gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "parsing trailing_metadata"));
       t->hpack_parser.on_header = on_trailing_header;
-      s->received_trailing_metadata = true;
       break;
     case 2:
       gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "too many header frames received");