diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
index 83b879754f..61e5c077dc 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ VirtualGPU::VirtualGPU(Device &device)
     : device::VirtualDevice(device)
     , roc_device_(device)
     , index_(device.numOfVgpus_++) // Virtual gpu unique index incrementing
-    , gpuDevice_(device)
 {
     gpu_device_ = device.getBackendDevice();
     // Initialize the last signal and dispatch flags
@@ -479,7 +478,7 @@ VirtualGPU::~VirtualGPU()
     }
 
     tools_lib_ = NULL;
-    --gpuDevice_.numOfVgpus_; // Virtual gpu unique index decrementing
+    --roc_device_.numOfVgpus_; // Virtual gpu unique index decrementing
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
index 254ea6a911..8ff19db976 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/rocvirtual.hpp
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ private:
     uint  kernarg_pool_cur_offset_;
 
     std::vector<ProfilingSignal> signal_pool_;  //!< Pool of signals for profiling
-    Device&        gpuDevice_;   //!< Roc device obj
     const uint     index_; //!< Virtual gpu unique index
     friend class Timestamp;
 };