diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 0f9394300..166aa4db0 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ Server::Server(
 	// Initialize mapgens
 	m_emerge->initMapgens(servermap->getMapgenParams());
 
-	m_enable_rollback_recording = g_settings->getBool("enable_rollback_recording");
-	if (m_enable_rollback_recording) {
+	if (g_settings->getBool("enable_rollback_recording")) {
 		// Create rollback manager
 		m_rollback = new RollbackManager(m_path_world, this);
 	}
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 5c942c20b..b0f65980d 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ private:
 
 	// Rollback manager (behind m_env_mutex)
 	IRollbackManager *m_rollback = nullptr;
-	bool m_enable_rollback_recording = false; // Updated once in a while
 
 	// Emerge manager
 	EmergeManager *m_emerge = nullptr;