diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 3fc999a2c..f08688b5f 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -4062,7 +4062,6 @@ bool init_parser(Parser *p) {
 	array_init(&p->files_to_process, heap_allocator());
 	gb_mutex_init(&p->file_add_mutex);
 	gb_mutex_init(&p->file_decl_mutex);
-	gb_semaphore_init(&p->worker_finished_semaphore);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -4088,7 +4087,6 @@ void destroy_parser(Parser *p) {
 	map_destroy(&p->package_map);
 	gb_mutex_destroy(&p->file_add_mutex);
 	gb_mutex_destroy(&p->file_decl_mutex);
-	gb_semaphore_destroy(&p->worker_finished_semaphore);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/parser.hpp b/src/parser.hpp
index f1bbd8784..3489f1a9b 100644
--- a/src/parser.hpp
+++ b/src/parser.hpp
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct Parser {
 	isize                  total_line_count;
 	gbMutex                file_add_mutex;
 	gbMutex                file_decl_mutex;
-	gbSemaphore            worker_finished_semaphore;
 };
 
 enum ProcInlining {