diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/include/cpu_thread_component.h b/repos/base/src/core/include/cpu_thread_component.h
index 9703f0107..a86d097ff 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/include/cpu_thread_component.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/include/cpu_thread_component.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class Genode::Cpu_thread_component : public Rpc_object<Cpu_thread>,
 
 		Rpc_entrypoint           &_ep;
 		Pager_entrypoint         &_pager_ep;
-		Capability<Pd_session>    _pd;
 		Region_map_component     &_address_space_region_map;
 		Cpu_session::Weight const _weight;
 		Session_label       const _session_label;
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ class Genode::Cpu_thread_component : public Rpc_object<Cpu_thread>,
 		                     unsigned                   priority,
 		                     addr_t                     utcb)
 		:
-			_ep(ep), _pager_ep(pager_ep), _pd(pd.cap()),
+			_ep(ep), _pager_ep(pager_ep),
 			_address_space_region_map(pd.address_space_region_map()),
 			_weight(weight),
 			_session_label(label), _name(name),
@@ -202,8 +201,6 @@ class Genode::Cpu_thread_component : public Rpc_object<Cpu_thread>,
 		 */
 		void session_exception_sigh(Signal_context_capability);
 
-		Capability<Pd_session> pd() const { return _pd; }
-
 		void quota(size_t);
 
 		/*