diff --git a/rtgui/checkbox.cc b/rtgui/checkbox.cc
index 716802f0f..88a85df83 100644
--- a/rtgui/checkbox.cc
+++ b/rtgui/checkbox.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ CheckBox::CheckBox (Glib::ustring label, bool const& multiImageVal)
     : Gtk::CheckButton (label)
     , listener (nullptr)
     , lastActive (false)
-    , inBatchMode (false)
     , multiImage (multiImageVal)
 {
     conn = signal_toggled().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &CheckBox::buttonToggled) );
diff --git a/rtgui/checkbox.h b/rtgui/checkbox.h
index 8745de6d3..5b3088704 100644
--- a/rtgui/checkbox.h
+++ b/rtgui/checkbox.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class CheckBox : public Gtk::CheckButton  // Should ideally be private, but in t
 
     CheckBoxListener *listener;
     bool lastActive;
-    bool inBatchMode;
     bool const& multiImage;
     sigc::connection conn;
     void buttonToggled ();