diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index a4a8921d08d77451f176d003b9d3c726a54f488c..61f84047f1e5365e391cf94cf2e7909b91331c58 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ namespace OCA\user_ldap;
 
 class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 
-	// will be retrieved from LDAP server
-	protected $ldap_dc = false;
-
 	// cache getUsers()
 	protected $_users = null;