diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
index f943a86895..8f3eb106ed 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
@@ -122,12 +122,11 @@ struct esp_websocket_client {
     uint64_t                    ping_tick_ms;
     uint64_t                    pingpong_tick_ms;
     int                         wait_timeout_ms;
-    int                         auto_reconnect;
     bool                        run;
     bool                        wait_for_pong_resp;
     bool                        selected_for_destroying;
     EventGroupHandle_t          status_bits;
-    SemaphoreHandle_t            lock;
+    SemaphoreHandle_t           lock;
     size_t                      errormsg_size;
     char                        *errormsg_buffer;
     char                        *rx_buffer;