diff --git a/src/mem/PoolChunked.cc b/src/mem/PoolChunked.cc
index c397d00ffc2..50362e3db89 100644
--- a/src/mem/PoolChunked.cc
+++ b/src/mem/PoolChunked.cc
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ MemPoolChunked::getStats(Mem::PoolStats &stats)
 
     clean((time_t) 555555); /* don't want to get chunks released before reporting */
 
-    stats.pool = this;
     stats.label = label;
     stats.meter = &meter;
     stats.obj_size = objectSize;
diff --git a/src/mem/PoolMalloc.cc b/src/mem/PoolMalloc.cc
index 7a33eab94cb..f409594c2d8 100644
--- a/src/mem/PoolMalloc.cc
+++ b/src/mem/PoolMalloc.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ MemPoolMalloc::deallocate(void *obj)
 size_t
 MemPoolMalloc::getStats(Mem::PoolStats &stats)
 {
-    stats.pool = this;
     stats.label = label;
     stats.meter = &meter;
     stats.obj_size = objectSize;
diff --git a/src/mem/Stats.cc b/src/mem/Stats.cc
index 418557d0cfa..66604bd645a 100644
--- a/src/mem/Stats.cc
+++ b/src/mem/Stats.cc
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ Mem::GlobalStats(PoolStats &stats)
 {
     MemPools::GetInstance().flushMeters();
 
-    stats.meter = &TheMeter;
-    stats.label = "Total";
-    stats.obj_size = 1;
-    stats.overhead += sizeof(MemPools);
-
     /* gather all stats for Totals */
     size_t pools_inuse = 0;
     for (const auto pool: MemPools::GetInstance().pools) {
@@ -29,5 +24,13 @@ Mem::GlobalStats(PoolStats &stats)
         stats.overhead += sizeof(Allocator *);
     }
 
+    // Reset PoolStats::meter, label, and obj_size data members after getStats()
+    // calls in the above loop set them.
+    stats.meter = &TheMeter;
+    stats.label = "Total";
+    stats.obj_size = 1;
+
+    stats.overhead += sizeof(MemPools);
+
     return pools_inuse;
 }
diff --git a/src/mem/Stats.h b/src/mem/Stats.h
index a0af35e222e..fba1d290f0c 100644
--- a/src/mem/Stats.h
+++ b/src/mem/Stats.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace Mem
 class PoolStats
 {
 public:
-    Allocator *pool = nullptr;
     const char *label = nullptr;
     PoolMeter *meter = nullptr;
     int obj_size = 0;
diff --git a/src/mem/old_api.cc b/src/mem/old_api.cc
index d6fc8058fee..7565d2c811a 100644
--- a/src/mem/old_api.cc
+++ b/src/mem/old_api.cc
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Mem::Report(std::ostream &stream)
         PoolStats mp_stats;
         pool->getStats(mp_stats);
 
-        if (mp_stats.pool->meter.gb_allocated.count > 0)
+        if (pool->meter.gb_allocated.count > 0)
             usedPools.emplace_back(mp_stats);
         else
             ++not_used;