diff --git a/dlls/wininet/http.c b/dlls/wininet/http.c
index 45183cfe88d..b7c4661eb36 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/http.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void reset_data_stream(http_request_t *req)
     destroy_data_stream(req->data_stream);
     req->data_stream = &req->netconn_stream.data_stream;
     req->read_pos = req->read_size = req->netconn_stream.content_read = 0;
-    req->read_chunked = req->read_gzip = FALSE;
+    req->read_gzip = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void remove_header( http_request_t *request, const WCHAR *str, BOOL from_request )
@@ -2955,7 +2955,6 @@ static DWORD set_content_length(http_request_t *request)
 
         request->data_stream = &chunked_stream->data_stream;
         request->contentLength = ~0u;
-        request->read_chunked = TRUE;
     }
 
     if(request->decoding) {
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.h b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
index 925bfd0b041..40951b617a1 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.h
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ typedef struct
 
     CRITICAL_SECTION read_section;  /* section to protect the following fields */
     DWORD contentLength;  /* total number of bytes to be read */
-    BOOL  read_chunked;   /* are we reading in chunked mode? */
     BOOL  read_gzip;      /* are we reading in gzip mode? */
     DWORD read_pos;       /* current read position in read_buf */
     DWORD read_size;      /* valid data size in read_buf */