diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
index 7b116f73b3..136b48b3dd 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ sinsp::sinsp(bool with_metrics):
         m_container_manager(this),
         m_usergroup_manager(this),
         m_async_events_queue(DEFAULT_ASYNC_EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE),
-        m_suppressed_comms(),
         m_inited(false) {
 	++instance_count;
 #if !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
index ddf254c95f..8031efced9 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
@@ -1201,10 +1201,6 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp : public capture_stats_source {
 	uint64_t m_proc_scan_timeout_ms;
 	uint64_t m_proc_scan_log_interval_ms;
 
-	// Any thread with a comm in this set will not have its events
-	// returned in sinsp::next()
-	std::set<std::string> m_suppressed_comms;
-
 	libsinsp::sinsp_suppress m_suppress;
 
 	//