diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device-private.h
index b3ff2dd69..cb2aeb62a 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device-private.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ struct _ClutterInputDevice
   int previous_y;
   uint32_t previous_time;
   int previous_button_number;
-  ClutterModifierType previous_state;
 
   GArray *axes;
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device.c
index ee26a640b..883f90848 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-device.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ clutter_input_device_init (ClutterInputDevice *self)
   self->current_x = self->previous_x = -1;
   self->current_y = self->previous_y = -1;
   self->current_button_number = self->previous_button_number = -1;
-  self->current_state = self->previous_state = 0;
+  self->current_state = 0;
 
   self->touch_sequences_info =
     g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL,