diff --git a/src/or/channel.h b/src/or/channel.h
index 129c0c2013..a8c337e107 100644
--- a/src/or/channel.h
+++ b/src/or/channel.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef void (*channel_cell_handler_fn_ptr)(channel_t *, cell_t *);
 typedef void (*channel_var_cell_handler_fn_ptr)(channel_t *, var_cell_t *);
 
 struct cell_queue_entry_s;
-TOR_SIMPLEQ_HEAD(chan_cell_queue, cell_queue_entry_s) incoming_queue;
+TOR_SIMPLEQ_HEAD(chan_cell_queue, cell_queue_entry_s);
 typedef struct chan_cell_queue chan_cell_queue_t;
 
 /**