diff --git a/src/ch/ch_conf.c b/src/ch/ch_conf.c
index 5f156dfe44..ed0fffe5d6 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_conf.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_conf.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ virCHDriverConfigNew(bool privileged)
     if (!(cfg = virObjectNew(virCHDriverConfigClass)))
         return NULL;
 
-    cfg->uri = g_strdup(privileged ? "ch:///system" : "ch:///session");
     if (privileged) {
         if (virGetUserID(CH_USER, &cfg->user) < 0)
             return NULL;
diff --git a/src/ch/ch_conf.h b/src/ch/ch_conf.h
index d856825377..37c36d9a09 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_conf.h
+++ b/src/ch/ch_conf.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct _virCHDriverConfig {
 
     char *stateDir;
     char *logDir;
-    char *uri;
 
     uid_t user;
     gid_t group;