diff --git a/cmdline/state.c b/cmdline/state.c
index 0d44fa28..006a912d 100644
--- a/cmdline/state.c
+++ b/cmdline/state.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ void state_init(struct snapraid_state* state)
 	state->autosave = 0;
 	state->need_write = 0;
 	state->written = 0;
-	state->checked_read = 0;
 	state->block_size = 256 * KIBI; /* default 256 KiB */
 	state->raid_mode = RAID_MODE_CAUCHY_RAID;
 	state->file_mode = ADVISE_DEFAULT;
@@ -5423,9 +5422,6 @@ void state_read(struct snapraid_state* state)
 		log_tag("content_info:read_unixtime:%" PRId64 "\n", (int64_t)st.st_mtime);
 	}
 	log_flush();
-
-	/* mark that we read the content file, and it passed all the checks */
-	state->checked_read = 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5967,7 +5963,6 @@ void state_write(struct snapraid_state* state)
 	log_flush();
 
 	state->need_write = 0; /* no write needed anymore */
-	state->checked_read = 0; /* what we wrote is not checked in read */
 	state->written = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/cmdline/state.h b/cmdline/state.h
index b914b782..d9a93f29 100644
--- a/cmdline/state.h
+++ b/cmdline/state.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ struct snapraid_state {
 	uint64_t autosave; /**< Autosave after the specified amount of data. 0 to disable. */
 	int need_write; /**< If the state is changed. */
 	int written; /**< If the state was written at least one time */
-	int checked_read; /**< If the state was read and checked. */
 	uint32_t block_size; /**< Block size in bytes. */
 	unsigned raid_mode; /**< Raid mode to use. RAID_MODE_DEFAULT or RAID_MODE_ALTERNATE. */
 	int file_mode; /**< File access mode. Combination of ADVISE_* flags. */