diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
index 12488afca6..8cb0e41fa0 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ static int console_init(SCLPEvent *event)
         return -1;
     }
     console_available = true;
-    event->event_type = SCLP_EVENT_ASCII_CONSOLE_DATA;
     if (scon->chr) {
         qemu_chr_add_handlers(scon->chr, chr_can_read,
                               chr_read, NULL, scon);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclpquiesce.c b/hw/s390x/sclpquiesce.c
index 73a18ea3bb..616267883c 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/sclpquiesce.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclpquiesce.c
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ static void quiesce_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
 
 static int quiesce_init(SCLPEvent *event)
 {
-    event->event_type = SCLP_EVENT_SIGNAL_QUIESCE;
-
     qn.notifier.notify = quiesce_powerdown_req;
     qn.event = event;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/event-facility.h b/include/hw/s390x/event-facility.h
index 727ef4fdf8..ff0f625860 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/event-facility.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/event-facility.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ typedef struct ReadEventData {
 typedef struct SCLPEvent {
     DeviceState qdev;
     bool event_pending;
-    uint32_t event_type;
     char *name;
 } SCLPEvent;