diff --git a/asio_client_connection.cc b/asio_client_connection.cc
index dad7aa6..1cbb657 100644
--- a/asio_client_connection.cc
+++ b/asio_client_connection.cc
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void asio_client_connection::start_ping_watcher()
 
 void asio_client_connection::restart_rps_timer()
 {
-    rps_timer.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::millisec(std::max(10, 1000 / (int)rps)));
+    rps_timer.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::millisec(std::max(10, 1000 / (int)config->rps)));
     rps_timer.async_wait
     (
         [this](const boost::system::error_code & ec)
diff --git a/base_client.cc b/base_client.cc
index 6f1c338..187cad6 100644
--- a/base_client.cc
+++ b/base_client.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ base_client::base_client(uint32_t id, base_worker* wrker, size_t req_todo, Confi
     parent_client(parent),
     schema(dest_schema),
     authority(dest_authority),
-    rps(conf->rps),
     this_client_id(),
     rps_duration_started(),
     ssl(nullptr)
@@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@ void base_client::slice_var_ids()
 
 bool base_client::rps_mode()
 {
-    return (rps > 0.0);
+    return (config->rps > 0.0);
 }
 
 void base_client::update_scenario_based_stats(size_t scenario_index, size_t request_index, bool success,
diff --git a/base_client.h b/base_client.h
index 5c885f7..b153669 100644
--- a/base_client.h
+++ b/base_client.h
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ class base_client
     std::string schema;
     std::string authority;
     std::string preferred_authority;
-    double rps;
     std::deque<std::string> candidate_addresses;
     std::deque<std::string> used_addresses;
     Unique_Id this_client_id;