diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 46a79e3e6..1689422f4 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1282,7 +1282,6 @@ type EmitNodeEventsRequest struct {
 // EmitNodeEventsResponse is a response to the client about the status of
 // the node event source update.
 type EmitNodeEventsResponse struct {
-	Index uint64
 	WriteMeta
 }