diff --git a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
index 9c0a15c52..f8c75bb7f 100644
--- a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
+++ b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ snmp_receive(void *handle, struct pbuf *p, const ip_addr_t *source_ip, u16_t por
         struct snmp_varbind vb;
 
         vb.next = NULL;
-        vb.prev = NULL;
         vb.type = SNMP_ASN1_TYPE_COUNTER32;
         vb.value_len = sizeof(u32_t);
 
diff --git a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
index 245bce48a..7c6d536fa 100644
--- a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
+++ b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
                                                      /* First varbind is used to store sysUpTime */
                                                      {
                                                        NULL,                            /* *next */
-                                                       NULL,                            /* *prev */
                                                        {                                /* oid */
                                                          8,                             /* oid len */
                                                          {1, 3, 6, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3}       /* oid for sysUpTime */
@@ -368,7 +367,6 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
                                                      /* Second varbind is used to store snmpTrapOID */
                                                      {
                                                        NULL,                            /* *next */
-                                                       NULL,                            /* *prev */
                                                        {                                /* oid */
                                                          10,                            /* oid len */
                                                          {1, 3, 6, 1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1} /* oid for snmpTrapOID */
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h b/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
index dc5bb0d05..d01f99b81 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ struct snmp_varbind
 {
   /** pointer to next varbind, NULL for last in list */
   struct snmp_varbind *next;
-  /** pointer to previous varbind, NULL for first in list */
-  struct snmp_varbind *prev;
 
   /** object identifier */
   struct snmp_obj_id oid;