diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
index 41867975a..b9332443f 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
@@ -960,7 +960,6 @@ static int device_disable(pa_card *impl, pa_alsa_mapping *mapping, pa_alsa_devic
 	if (dev->active_port) {
 		dev->active_port->port.flags &= ~ACP_PORT_ACTIVE;
 		dev->active_port = NULL;
-		dev->device.active_port_index = ACP_INVALID_INDEX;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.h
index ecd48e75c..65fa13c86 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.h
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ struct acp_device {
 	float volume_step;
 
 	uint32_t n_ports;
-	uint32_t active_port_index;
 	struct acp_port **ports;
 };