diff --git a/notmuch-client.h b/notmuch-client.h
index 10991224..7a674873 100644
--- a/notmuch-client.h
+++ b/notmuch-client.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ typedef struct notmuch_show_params {
     notmuch_bool_t entire_thread;
     notmuch_bool_t omit_excluded;
     notmuch_bool_t output_body;
-    notmuch_bool_t raw;
     int part;
     notmuch_crypto_t crypto;
     notmuch_bool_t include_html;
diff --git a/notmuch-show.c b/notmuch-show.c
index 10247231..ef675b4d 100644
--- a/notmuch-show.c
+++ b/notmuch-show.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,6 @@ notmuch_show_command (notmuch_config_t *config, int argc, char *argv[])
 	format = &format_raw;
 	/* raw format only supports single message display */
 	single_message = TRUE;
-	params.raw = TRUE;
 	break;
     }