diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.cpp b/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.cpp
index d3925724a6..b0109b8a0c 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ ShortestPathBlock::ShortestPathBlock(ExecutionEngine* engine,
       _usedConstant(false),
       _engines(nullptr) {
   _opts = static_cast<ShortestPathOptions*>(ep->options());
-  _mmdr.reset(new ManagedDocumentResult);
 
   if (!ep->usesStartInVariable()) {
     _startVertexId = ep->getStartVertex();
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.h b/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.h
index 0f59d959a2..4346f9ef77 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ShortestPathBlock.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ namespace aql {
 class ShortestPathNode;
 
 class ShortestPathBlock : public ExecutionBlock {
-  friend struct EdgeWeightExpanderLocal;
-  friend struct EdgeWeightExpanderCluster;
 
  public:
   ShortestPathBlock(ExecutionEngine* engine, ShortestPathNode const* ep);
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@ class ShortestPathBlock : public ExecutionBlock {
   /// @brief Register for the edge output
   RegisterId _edgeReg;
   
-  std::unique_ptr<ManagedDocumentResult> _mmdr;
-
   /// @brief options to compute the shortest path
   graph::ShortestPathOptions* _opts;