diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.h
index 79d177fdc284a..f1928528ac390 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class IOSContextMetal final : public IOSContext {
   sk_sp<GrDirectContext> main_context_;
   sk_sp<GrDirectContext> resource_context_;
   fml::CFRef<CVMetalTextureCacheRef> texture_cache_;
-  bool is_valid_ = false;
 
   // |IOSContext|
   sk_sp<GrDirectContext> CreateResourceContext() override;
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.mm
index a41d3d4c093de..e951fa54c3234 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_context_metal.mm
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ static GrContextOptions CreateMetalGrContextOptions() {
     return;
   }
   texture_cache_.Reset(texture_cache_raw);
-
-  is_valid_ = false;
 }
 
 IOSContextMetal::~IOSContextMetal() = default;