diff --git a/msg.c b/msg.c
index 348b7b5..8bc14f8 100644
--- a/msg.c
+++ b/msg.c
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ void msg_tlv_attach(struct ptp_message *msg, struct tlv_extra *extra)
 {
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&msg->tlv_list, extra, list);
 	msg->tlv_count++;
-	msg->last_tlv = extra;
 }
 
 const char *msg_type_string(int type)
diff --git a/msg.h b/msg.h
index 7005481..dd8c069 100644
--- a/msg.h
+++ b/msg.h
@@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ struct ptp_message {
 	 * Contains the number of TLVs in the suffix.
 	 */
 	int tlv_count;
-	/**
-	 * Used to hold the data of the last TLV in the message when
-	 * the layout of the TLV makes it difficult to access the data
-	 * directly from the message's buffer.
-	 */
-	struct tlv_extra *last_tlv;
 };
 
 /**