diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loader.c b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loader.c
index 087cf1a760..028ace27eb 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loader.c
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loader.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ static int smm_module_setup_stub(void *smbase, size_t smm_size,
 
 	/* Allow the initiator to manipulate SMM stub parameters. */
 	params->stub_params = stub_params;
-	params->runtime = &stub_params->runtime;
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "SMM Module: stub loaded at %p. Will call %p\n",
 	       smm_stub_loc, params->handler);
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loaderv2.c b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loaderv2.c
index 2f4e88e6f6..afed05f9bd 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loaderv2.c
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/smm/smm_module_loaderv2.c
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@ static int smm_module_setup_stub(void *smbase, size_t smm_size,
 
 	/* Allow the initiator to manipulate SMM stub parameters. */
 	params->stub_params = stub_params;
-	params->runtime = &stub_params->runtime;
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "SMM Module: stub loaded at %p. Will call %p\n",
 	       smm_stub_loc, params->handler);
diff --git a/src/include/cpu/x86/smm.h b/src/include/cpu/x86/smm.h
index 25ce144cbb..8b92e417e8 100644
--- a/src/include/cpu/x86/smm.h
+++ b/src/include/cpu/x86/smm.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct smm_loader_params {
 	smm_handler_t handler;
 
 	struct smm_stub_params *stub_params;
-	struct smm_runtime *runtime;
 
 	/* The following are only used by X86_SMM_LOADER_VERSION2 */
 #if CONFIG(X86_SMM_LOADER_VERSION2)