diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
index 07db16b280..e30de3d8c8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ func inlineCallCheck(callerfn *ir.Func, call *ir.CallExpr) (bool, bool) {
 	if call.Op() != ir.OCALLFUNC {
 		return false, false
 	}
-	if call.GoDefer || call.NoInline {
+	if call.GoDefer {
 		return false, false
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/expr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/expr.go
index 5bd26fc145..cf56515a2c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/expr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/expr.go
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ type CallExpr struct {
 	KeepAlive []*Name // vars to be kept alive until call returns
 	IsDDD     bool
 	GoDefer   bool // whether this call is part of a go or defer statement
-	NoInline  bool // whether this call must not be inlined
 }
 
 func NewCallExpr(pos src.XPos, op Op, fun Node, args []Node) *CallExpr {