diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode.c b/src/arkode/arkode.c
index 49861cdcf1..b9b8e573ab 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,6 @@ ARKodeMem arkCreate(SUNContext sunctx)
   ark_mem->step_supports_implicit         = SUNFALSE;
   ark_mem->step_supports_massmatrix       = SUNFALSE;
   ark_mem->step_supports_relaxation       = SUNFALSE;
-  ark_mem->step_supports_forcing          = SUNFALSE;
 
   /* Initialize root finding variables */
   ark_mem->root_mem = NULL;
diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
index 6cc8f4f572..93ac87e227 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ void* ARKStepCreate(ARKRhsFn fe, ARKRhsFn fi, sunrealtype t0, N_Vector y0,
   ark_mem->step_supports_implicit         = SUNTRUE;
   ark_mem->step_supports_massmatrix       = SUNTRUE;
   ark_mem->step_supports_relaxation       = SUNTRUE;
-  ark_mem->step_supports_forcing          = SUNTRUE;
   ark_mem->step_mem                       = (void*)step_mem;
 
   /* Set default values for optional inputs */
diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_impl.h b/src/arkode/arkode_impl.h
index 9a59a14185..6bcb5d6cbb 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_impl.h
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_impl.h
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ struct ARKodeMemRec
   ARKMassMultFn step_mmult;
 
   /* Time stepper module -- forcing */
-  sunbooleantype step_supports_forcing;
   ARKTimestepSetForcingFn step_setforcing;
 
   /* N_Vector storage */