diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.c b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
index 89f7eefb..32586c10 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,6 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_fetch_pkgurl(alpm_handle_t *handle, const alpm_list_t *urls,
 				/* The URL does not contain a filename, so download to a temporary location.
 				 * We can not support resuming this kind of download; any partial transfers
 				 * will be destroyed */
-				payload->random_partfile = 1;
 				payload->unlink_on_fail = 1;
 
 				payload->tempfile_openmode = "wb";
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.h b/lib/libalpm/dload.h
index 7eb56b19..99c656ba 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct dload_payload {
 	off_t prevprogress;
 	int force;
 	int allow_resume;
-	int random_partfile;
 	int errors_ok;
 	int unlink_on_fail;
 	int trust_remote_name;