diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 8d07f417d..4e647d4df 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 19 May 2023: Wouter
 	- Fix RPZ removal of client-ip, nsip, nsdname triggers from IXFR.
+	- Fix to remove unused variables from RPZ clientip data structure.
 
 16 May 2023: Wouter
 	- Fix #888: [FR] Use kernel timestamps for dnstap.
diff --git a/services/rpz.h b/services/rpz.h
index ae93af9a8..e6d8bf566 100644
--- a/services/rpz.h
+++ b/services/rpz.h
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ enum rpz_action {
 	RPZ_CNAME_OVERRIDE_ACTION, /* RPZ CNAME action override*/
 };
 
-struct clientip_synthesized_rrset{
+struct clientip_synthesized_rrset {
 	struct regional* region;
 	struct rbtree_type entries;
-	lock_rw_type lock;	/* lock on the respip tree */
+	/** lock on the entries tree */
+	lock_rw_type lock;
 };
 
 struct clientip_synthesized_rr {
@@ -95,10 +96,6 @@ struct clientip_synthesized_rr {
 	struct addr_tree_node node;
 	/** lock on the node item */
 	lock_rw_type lock;
-	/** tag bitlist */
-	uint8_t* taglist;
-	/** length of the taglist (in bytes) */
-	size_t taglen;
 	/** action for this address span */
 	enum rpz_action action;
 	/** "local data" for this node */