diff --git a/src/go/doc/comment/print.go b/src/go/doc/comment/print.go
index 4e9da3d1e8..e1c070d5a5 100644
--- a/src/go/doc/comment/print.go
+++ b/src/go/doc/comment/print.go
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ func (h *Heading) DefaultID() string {
 
 type commentPrinter struct {
 	*Printer
-	headingPrefix string
-	needDoc       map[string]bool
 }
 
 // Comment returns the standard Go formatting of the Doc,