diff --git a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterInfo.h b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterInfo.h
index 2ce323d60b..b4af3a5b10 100644
--- a/arangod/Cluster/ClusterInfo.h
+++ b/arangod/Cluster/ClusterInfo.h
@@ -977,12 +977,17 @@ class ClusterInfo {
 class FollowerInfo {
   std::shared_ptr<std::vector<ServerID> const> _followers;
   std::mutex                                   _mutex;
+#if 0  
   TRI_document_collection_t*                   _docColl;
+#endif  
 
  public:
 
-  FollowerInfo(TRI_document_collection_t* d) : _docColl(d) {
-  }
+#if 0
+  FollowerInfo(TRI_document_collection_t* d) : _docColl(d) {}
+#else
+  FollowerInfo(TRI_document_collection_t*) {}
+#endif
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   /// @brief get information about current followers of a shard.