diff --git a/libs/walproposer/src/api_bindings.rs b/libs/walproposer/src/api_bindings.rs
index 2c7562313d..d660602149 100644
--- a/libs/walproposer/src/api_bindings.rs
+++ b/libs/walproposer/src/api_bindings.rs
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ pub fn empty_shmem() -> crate::bindings::WalproposerShmemState {
         donor_conninfo: [0; 1024],
         donor_lsn: 0,
         mutex: 0,
-        bgw_started: false,
         mineLastElectedTerm: crate::bindings::pg_atomic_uint64 { value: 0 },
         backpressureThrottlingTime: crate::bindings::pg_atomic_uint64 { value: 0 },
         currentClusterSize: crate::bindings::pg_atomic_uint64 { value: 0 },