diff --git a/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-decrypt.c b/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-decrypt.c
index 47ae83db789..5f4be35b25a 100644
--- a/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-decrypt.c
+++ b/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp-decrypt.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ mdc_finish(PGP_Context *ctx, PullFilter *src, int len)
 		px_debug("mdc_finish: mdc failed");
 		return PXE_PGP_CORRUPT_DATA;
 	}
-	ctx->mdc_checked = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp.h b/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp.h
index 7b130388fcc..3c4610608d1 100644
--- a/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp.h
+++ b/contrib/pgcrypto/pgp.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ struct PGP_Context
 	/*
 	 * internal variables
 	 */
-	int			mdc_checked;
 	int			corrupt_prefix; /* prefix failed RFC 4880 "quick check" */
 	int			unsupported_compr;	/* has bzip2 compression */
 	int			unexpected_binary;	/* binary data seen in text_mode */