diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsclone.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsclone.c
index e2c3f680..9bf498c9 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsclone.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsclone.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ struct {
 struct bitmap {
 	s64 size;
 	u8 *bm;
-	u8 padding[4];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 struct progress_bar {
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.h b/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.h
index fbc6c1d3..5a3d6b3c 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfscluster.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ struct match {
 	ATTR_TYPES	 type;		/* Attribute type */
 	ntfschar	*name;		/* Attribute name */
 	int		 name_len;	/* Length of attribute name */
-	u8		 padding[4];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 #endif /* _NTFSCLUSTER_H_ */
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfscmp.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfscmp.c
index c6d738ae..ae9fc548 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfscmp.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfscmp.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct progress_bar {
 	int resolution;
 	int flags;
 	float unit;
-	u8 padding[4];		/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 /* WARNING: don't modify the text, external tools grep for it */
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.h b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.h
index 1aeeef2a..ffc1519a 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct options {
 	int		 verbose;	/* Extra output */
 	int		 noaction;	/* Do not write to disk */
 	int		 nodirty;	/* Do not mark volume dirty */
-	u8		 padding[4];	/* Unused: alignment to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 #endif /* _NTFSMOVE_H_ */
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
index 0a9b032c..838add66 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ struct {
 struct bitmap {
 	s64 size;
 	u8 *bm;
-	u8 padding[4];		/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 #define NTFS_PROGBAR		0x0001
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ struct progress_bar {
 	int resolution;
 	int flags;
 	float unit;
-	u8 padding[4];		/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 struct llcn_t {
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.h b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.h
index f4b0271a..177f5eec 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct options {
 	s64		 mft_begin;	/* Range for mft copy */
 	s64		 mft_end;
 	char		 fillbyte;	/* Use for unrecoverable sections */
-	char		 padding[7];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 struct filename {
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ struct filename {
 	FILE_NAME_TYPE_FLAGS name_space;
 	long long	 parent_mref;
 	char		*parent_name;
-	char		 padding[7];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 struct data {
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ struct data {
 	runlist_element *runlist;	/* Decoded data runs */
 	int		 percent;	/* Amount potentially recoverable */
 	void		*data;		/* If resident, a pointer to the data */
-	char		 padding[4];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 struct ufile {
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ struct ufile {
 	int		 attr_list;	/* MFT record may be one of many */
 	int		 directory;	/* MFT record represents a directory */
 	MFT_RECORD	*mft;		/* Raw MFT record */
-	char		 padding[4];	/* Unused: padding to 64 bit. */
 };
 
 #endif /* _NTFSUNDELETE_H_ */