diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
index c9e92eb1..8ffa7d47 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.cpp
@@ -167,13 +167,12 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     RunContext::RunContext(IConfig const* _config, IEventListenerPtr&& reporter)
     :   m_runInfo(_config->name()),
-        m_context(getCurrentMutableContext()),
         m_config(_config),
         m_reporter(CATCH_MOVE(reporter)),
         m_lastAssertionInfo{ StringRef(), SourceLineInfo("",0), StringRef(), ResultDisposition::Normal },
         m_includeSuccessfulResults( m_config->includeSuccessfulResults() || m_reporter->getPreferences().shouldReportAllAssertions )
     {
-        m_context.setResultCapture(this);
+        getCurrentMutableContext().setResultCapture( this );
         m_reporter->testRunStarting(m_runInfo);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
index cf166f63..ea2ca7c8 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 namespace Catch {
 
-    class IMutableContext;
     class IGeneratorTracker;
     class IConfig;
 
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         void handleUnfinishedSections();
 
         TestRunInfo m_runInfo;
-        IMutableContext& m_context;
         TestCaseHandle const* m_activeTestCase = nullptr;
         ITracker* m_testCaseTracker = nullptr;
         Optional<AssertionResult> m_lastResult;