diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
index 13c14a7c69f..5c4505cdaf8 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
@@ -517,9 +517,6 @@ win32_process_target::create_inferior (const char *program,
   DWORD err;
   char *args = (char *) program_args.c_str ();
 
-  /* win32_wait needs to know we're not attaching.  */
-  windows_process.attaching = 0;
-
   if (!program)
     error (_("No executable specified, specify executable to debug.\n"));
 
@@ -609,8 +606,6 @@ win32_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
 	{
 	  DebugSetProcessKillOnExit (FALSE);
 
-	  /* win32_wait needs to know we're attaching.  */
-	  windows_process.attaching = 1;
 	  do_initial_child_stuff (h, pid, 1);
 	  return 0;
 	}
@@ -988,7 +983,6 @@ get_child_debug_event (DWORD *continue_status,
   /* Check if GDB sent us an interrupt request.  */
   check_remote_input_interrupt_request ();
 
-  windows_process.attaching = 0;
   {
     process_info *proc = find_process_pid (windows_process.process_id);
     for (thread_info &thread : proc->thread_list ())
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.h b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
index 439adb84bc2..a7ef8233321 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ struct gdbserver_windows_process : public windows_nat::windows_process_info
 
   void fill_thread_context (windows_nat::windows_thread_info *th) override;
 
-  int attaching = 0;
-
   /* A status that hasn't been reported to the core yet, and so
      win32_wait should return it next, instead of fetching the next
      debug event off the win32 API.  */