diff --git a/src/ca65/struct.c b/src/ca65/struct.c
index 07068ef94..a716c861a 100644
--- a/src/ca65/struct.c
+++ b/src/ca65/struct.c
@@ -244,17 +244,10 @@ static long DoStructInternal (long Offs, unsigned Type)
         ConsumeSep ();
     }
 
-    /* If this is not a anon struct, enter a special symbol named ".size"
-     * into the symbol table of the struct that holds the size of the
-     * struct. Since the symbol starts with a dot, it cannot be accessed
-     * by user code.
-     * Leave the struct scope level.
+    /* If this is not a anon struct, leave the struct scope level. This will
+     * also record the size of the scope.
      */
     if (!Anon) {
-        /* Add a symbol */
-        SymEntry* SizeSym = GetSizeOfScope (CurrentScope);
-        SymDef (SizeSym, GenLiteralExpr (Size), ADDR_SIZE_DEFAULT, SF_NONE);
-
         /* Close the struct scope */
         SymLeaveLevel ();
     }