diff --git a/src/ui/frames.c b/src/ui/frames.c
index 30701206d..e96881942 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.c
+++ b/src/ui/frames.c
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ meta_frames_manage_window (MetaFrames *frames,
   frame->text_layout = NULL;
   frame->text_height = -1;
   frame->title = NULL;
-  frame->shape_applied = FALSE;
   frame->prelit_control = META_FRAME_CONTROL_NONE;
   frame->button_state = META_BUTTON_STATE_NORMAL;
 
diff --git a/src/ui/frames.h b/src/ui/frames.h
index 3f17ca419..cafba52e2 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.h
+++ b/src/ui/frames.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ struct _MetaUIFrame
   PangoLayout *text_layout;
   int text_height;
   char *title; /* NULL once we have a layout */
-  guint shape_applied : 1;
   guint maybe_ignore_leave_notify : 1;
 
   /* FIXME get rid of this, it can just be in the MetaFrames struct */