diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index f6a92f16190e9f8e57f29e5cf1b30e93c77e45cd..90b0b40a7013e53c8933f55f78c15657067d4aa9 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ void MainWindow::deleteInstance(void)
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QSplashScreen* splashScreen, enum MainWindow::CUSTOM_MODE mode) :
     currentView(VIEW_FLIGHT),
     currentStyle(QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE_DARK),
-    changingViewsFlag(false),
     mavlink(new MAVLinkProtocol()),
     centerStackActionGroup(new QActionGroup(this)),
     autoReconnect(false),
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.h b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
index 8c0e281b178c16906e2eba7a610402ac34c39517..e545d810e1a8c3ed331e25241ef246b50b11e353 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.h
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ protected:
     /** @brief Keeps track of the current view */
     VIEW_SECTIONS currentView;
     QGC_MAINWINDOW_STYLE currentStyle;
-    bool changingViewsFlag;
 
     void storeViewState();
     void loadViewState();