diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLCompiler.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLCompiler.cpp
index 0dde6ca..8deb632 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLCompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLCompiler.cpp
@@ -1565,11 +1565,11 @@
 }
 
 void Compiler::registerExternalValue(ExternalValue* value) {
-    fIRGenerator->fRootSymbolTable->addWithoutOwnership(value->fName, value);
+    fRootSymbolTable->addWithoutOwnership(value->fName, value);
 }
 
 const Symbol* Compiler::takeOwnership(std::unique_ptr<const Symbol> symbol) {
-    return fIRGenerator->fRootSymbolTable->takeOwnershipOfSymbol(std::move(symbol));
+    return fRootSymbolTable->takeOwnershipOfSymbol(std::move(symbol));
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Program> Compiler::convertProgram(Program::Kind kind, String text,
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
index 9a18451..18440dc 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
         : fContext(*context)
         , fInliner(inliner)
         , fCurrentFunction(nullptr)
-        , fRootSymbolTable(symbolTable)
         , fSymbolTable(symbolTable)
         , fLoopLevel(0)
         , fSwitchLevel(0)
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.h b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.h
index 5017fbe..6db7dfe 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.h
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.h
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@
     std::unique_ptr<ASTFile> fFile;
     const FunctionDeclaration* fCurrentFunction;
     std::unordered_map<String, Program::Settings::Value> fCapsMap;
-    std::shared_ptr<SymbolTable> fRootSymbolTable;
     std::shared_ptr<SymbolTable> fSymbolTable;
     // additional statements that need to be inserted before the one that convertStatement is
     // currently working on