diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index 407e6bc71..470b53500 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -1738,7 +1738,6 @@ void AstVoidDType::dumpSmall(std::ostream& str) const {
 }
 void AstVarScope::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
     this->AstNode::dump(str);
-    if (isCircular()) str << " [CIRC]";
     if (isTrace()) str << " [T]";
     if (scopep()) str << " [scopep=" << reinterpret_cast<const void*>(scopep()) << "]";
     if (varp()) {
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.h b/src/V3AstNodes.h
index fbfb51c1d..b200d121b 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.h
@@ -2415,7 +2415,6 @@ class AstVarScope final : public AstNode {
 private:
     AstScope* m_scopep;  // Scope variable is underneath
     AstVar* m_varp;  // [AfterLink] Pointer to variable itself
-    bool m_circular : 1;  // Used in circular ordering dependency, need change detect
     bool m_trace : 1;  // Tracing is turned on for this scope
 public:
     AstVarScope(FileLine* fl, AstScope* scopep, AstVar* varp)
@@ -2424,7 +2423,6 @@ public:
         , m_varp{varp} {
         UASSERT_OBJ(scopep, fl, "Scope must be non-null");
         UASSERT_OBJ(varp, fl, "Var must be non-null");
-        m_circular = false;
         m_trace = true;
         dtypeFrom(varp);
     }
@@ -2451,8 +2449,6 @@ public:
     // op1 = Calculation of value of variable, nullptr=complicated
     AstNode* valuep() const { return op1p(); }
     void valuep(AstNode* valuep) { addOp1p(valuep); }
-    bool isCircular() const { return m_circular; }
-    void circular(bool flag) { m_circular = flag; }
     bool isTrace() const { return m_trace; }
     void trace(bool flag) { m_trace = flag; }
 };