diff --git a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
index 9c0a15c52..f8c75bb7f 100644
--- a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
+++ b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ snmp_receive(void *handle, struct pbuf *p, const ip_addr_t *source_ip, u16_t por
         struct snmp_varbind vb;
 
         vb.next = NULL;
-        vb.prev = NULL;
         vb.type = SNMP_ASN1_TYPE_COUNTER32;
         vb.value_len = sizeof(u32_t);
 
diff --git a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
index 4acbe6047..7c6d536fa 100644
--- a/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
+++ b/src/apps/snmp/snmp_traps.c
@@ -351,13 +351,11 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
   u16_t tot_len = 0;
   err_t err = ERR_OK;
   u32_t timestamp = 0;
-  struct snmp_varbind *original_varbinds = varbinds;
-  struct snmp_varbind *original_prev = NULL;
+  struct snmp_obj_id snmp_trap_oid = { 0 };  /* used for converting SNMPv1 generic/specific trap parameter to SNMPv2 snmpTrapOID */
   struct snmp_varbind snmp_v2_special_varbinds[] = {
                                                      /* First varbind is used to store sysUpTime */
                                                      {
                                                        NULL,                            /* *next */
-                                                       NULL,                            /* *prev */
                                                        {                                /* oid */
                                                          8,                             /* oid len */
                                                          {1, 3, 6, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3}       /* oid for sysUpTime */
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
                                                      /* Second varbind is used to store snmpTrapOID */
                                                      {
                                                        NULL,                            /* *next */
-                                                       NULL,                            /* *prev */
                                                        {                                /* oid */
                                                          10,                            /* oid len */
                                                          {1, 3, 6, 1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1} /* oid for snmpTrapOID */
@@ -383,7 +380,6 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
   LWIP_ASSERT_SNMP_LOCKED();
 
   snmp_v2_special_varbinds[0].next = &snmp_v2_special_varbinds[1];
-  snmp_v2_special_varbinds[1].prev = &snmp_v2_special_varbinds[0];
 
   snmp_v2_special_varbinds[0].value = &timestamp;
 
@@ -391,15 +387,10 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
 
   /* see rfc3584 */
   if (trap_msg->snmp_version == SNMP_VERSION_2c) {
-    struct snmp_obj_id snmp_trap_oid =  { 0 };  /* used for converting SNMPv1 generic/specific trap parameter to SNMPv2 snmpTrapOID */
     err = snmp_prepare_trap_oid(&snmp_trap_oid, eoid, generic_trap, specific_trap);
     if (err == ERR_OK) {
       snmp_v2_special_varbinds[1].value_len = snmp_trap_oid.len * sizeof(snmp_trap_oid.id[0]);
       snmp_v2_special_varbinds[1].value = snmp_trap_oid.id;
-      if (varbinds != NULL) {
-        original_prev = varbinds->prev;
-        varbinds->prev = &snmp_v2_special_varbinds[1];
-      }
       varbinds = snmp_v2_special_varbinds;  /* After inserting two varbinds at the beginning of the list, make sure that pointer is pointing to the first element  */
     }
   }
@@ -422,9 +413,6 @@ snmp_send_trap_or_notification_or_inform_generic(struct snmp_msg_trap *trap_msg,
       }
     }
   }
-  if ((trap_msg->snmp_version == SNMP_VERSION_2c) && (original_varbinds != NULL)) {
-    original_varbinds->prev = original_prev;
-  }
   req_id++;
   return err;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h b/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
index dc5bb0d05..d01f99b81 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/apps/snmp.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ struct snmp_varbind
 {
   /** pointer to next varbind, NULL for last in list */
   struct snmp_varbind *next;
-  /** pointer to previous varbind, NULL for first in list */
-  struct snmp_varbind *prev;
 
   /** object identifier */
   struct snmp_obj_id oid;