diff --git a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
index c507e37abc0..8f674837ea6 100644
--- a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
+++ b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
@@ -532,8 +532,6 @@ VkResult WINAPI wine_vkCreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice phys_dev,
         return res;
     }
 
-    object->phys_dev = phys_dev;
-
     /* Just load all function pointers we are aware off. The loader takes care of filtering.
      * We use vkGetDeviceProcAddr as opposed to vkGetInstanceProcAddr for efficiency reasons
      * as functions pass through fewer dispatch tables within the loader.
diff --git a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h
index ce13b1a9b29..86b8e3111b4 100644
--- a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h
+++ b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct wine_vk_base
 struct VkCommandBuffer_T
 {
     struct wine_vk_base base;
-    VkDevice device; /* parent */
+    struct VkDevice_T *device; /* parent */
     VkCommandBuffer command_buffer; /* native command buffer */
 };
 
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ struct VkDevice_T
 {
     struct wine_vk_base base;
     struct vulkan_device_funcs funcs;
-    struct VkPhysicalDevice_T *phys_dev; /* parent */
 
     uint32_t max_queue_families;
     struct VkQueue_T **queues;
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ struct VkPhysicalDevice_T
 struct VkQueue_T
 {
     struct wine_vk_base base;
-    VkDevice device; /* parent */
+    struct VkDevice_T *device; /* parent */
     VkQueue queue; /* native queue */
 };