diff --git a/src/rt/rust_task.cpp b/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
index d2ebac637932..e5c207897609 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ rust_task::rust_task(rust_task_thread *thread, rust_task_list *state,
     DLOG(thread, task, "sizeof(task) = %d (0x%x)", sizeof *this, sizeof *this);
 
     stk = new_stk(thread, this, init_stack_sz);
-    rust_sp = stk->end;
     if (supervisor) {
         supervisor->ref();
     }
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ rust_task::start(spawn_fn spawnee_fn,
 
     I(thread, stk->data != NULL);
 
-    char *sp = (char *)rust_sp;
+    char *sp = (char *)stk->end;
 
     sp -= sizeof(spawn_args);
 
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_task.h b/src/rt/rust_task.h
index 61b6c9826768..397e59a5f541 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_task.h
+++ b/src/rt/rust_task.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ rust_task : public kernel_owned<rust_task>, rust_cond
     bool notify_enabled;
     chan_handle notify_chan;
 
-    uintptr_t rust_sp;         // Saved sp when not running.
-
     context ctx;
     stk_seg *stk;
     uintptr_t runtime_sp;      // Runtime sp while task running.