diff --git a/src/runtime2/mod.rs b/src/runtime2/mod.rs
index a98334a747a63370f502708fc830e019e335b43c..32b1be9a1b059aa7e1b4c2aef2380acd93708848 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/mod.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ pub(crate) struct ScheduledConnector {
     pub public: ConnectorPublic, // accessible by all schedulers and connectors
     pub router: ControlMessageHandler,
     pub shutting_down: bool,
-    pub pending_acks: u32,
 }
 
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