diff --git a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
index 064c268e4..6d5cdc5e7 100644
--- a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
+++ b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
@@ -361,7 +361,4 @@ struct adapter_driver hl_adapter_driver = {
 	.poll_trace = &hl_interface_poll_trace,
 
 	/* no ops for HLA, targets hla_target and stm8 intercept them all */
-
-	/* FIXME: helper to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
-	.hla_if = &hl_if,
 };
diff --git a/src/jtag/interface.h b/src/jtag/interface.h
index a471aa96d..42598c1ae 100644
--- a/src/jtag/interface.h
+++ b/src/jtag/interface.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
  */
 
 
-/* FIXME: prototype to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
-struct hl_interface_s;
-
 /** implementation of wrapper function tap_set_state() */
 void tap_set_state_impl(tap_state_t new_state);
 
@@ -366,9 +363,6 @@ struct adapter_driver {
 
 	/* SWIM APIs */
 	const struct swim_driver *swim_ops;
-
-	/* FIXME: helper to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
-	struct hl_interface_s *hla_if;
 };
 
 extern const char * const jtag_only[];