diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 725d22f..e66dd76 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ struct hist_trigger_data {
 	struct action_data		*actions[HIST_ACTIONS_MAX];
 	unsigned int			n_actions;
 
-	struct hist_field               *synth_var_refs[SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX];
-	unsigned int                    n_synth_var_refs;
 	struct field_var		*field_vars[SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX];
 	unsigned int			n_field_vars;
 	unsigned int			n_field_var_str;
@@ -3602,20 +3600,6 @@ static void save_field_var(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 }
 
 
-static void destroy_synth_var_refs(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < hist_data->n_synth_var_refs; i++)
-		destroy_hist_field(hist_data->synth_var_refs[i], 0);
-}
-
-static void save_synth_var_ref(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
-			 struct hist_field *var_ref)
-{
-	hist_data->synth_var_refs[hist_data->n_synth_var_refs++] = var_ref;
-}
-
 static int check_synth_field(struct synth_event *event,
 			     struct hist_field *hist_field,
 			     unsigned int field_pos)
@@ -3775,7 +3759,6 @@ static int onmatch_create(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 				goto err;
 			}
 
-			save_synth_var_ref(hist_data, var_ref);
 			field_pos++;
 			kfree(p);
 			continue;
@@ -4519,7 +4502,6 @@ static void destroy_hist_data(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data)
 	destroy_actions(hist_data);
 	destroy_field_vars(hist_data);
 	destroy_field_var_hists(hist_data);
-	destroy_synth_var_refs(hist_data);
 
 	kfree(hist_data);
 }